All NHL game summaries from April 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | CHI, | Tim Higgins 6 (Ted Bulley, Tom Lysiak), 11:01 |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 25 (Tom Lysiak, Bob Murray), 19:24 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Tim Higgins 7 (Tom Lysiak, Greg Fox), 3:01 |
| CHI, | Mike Walton 16 (Tim Higgins, Tom Lysiak), 13:45 - PP | |
| MIN, | Kris Manery 17 (Bill Butters), 17:53 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Mike Walton 17, 4:57 - PP |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 16 (J.P. Bordeleau), 7:20 - SH | |
| CHI, | Mike O'Connell 4 (Tom Lysiak, Ted Bulley), 10:05 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Phillipoff, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:23 |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Holding] 6:18 | |
| Harold Phillipoff, CHI [Tripping] 7:51 | |
| 2: | Reg Kerr, CHI [Tripping] 4:55 |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Elbowing] 12:09 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 17:13 | |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Fighting] 17:13 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 19:04 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 4:52 |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Elbowing] 5:35 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Tripping] 9:40 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Tripping] 12:14 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Elbowing] 18:10 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
CHI: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-11-15-32
CHI: 11-12- 9-32
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 20-24-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 23-27-11)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 7,920
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 38 (Dan Labraaten, Jean Hamel), 2:05 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 22 (Larry Robinson), 12:59 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 23 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 14:26 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 36 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 14:35 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 24 (Guy Lapointe, Guy Lafleur), 16:59 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Hi-sticking] 2:55 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 2:55 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Tripping] 14:15 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 17:52 | |
| 2: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 9:29 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Game misconduct] 9:29 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Holding, Fighting] 9:29 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 9:29 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hi-sticking double minor] 10:03 | |
| Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 15:46 | |
| 3: | Dan Bolduc, DET [Holding] 0:25 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 7:23 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hooking] 11:15 |
Penalty time: DET: 27 minutes
MTL: 19 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 7- 5-21
MTL: 13- 9-15-37
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 12-14-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 30-9-7)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,789
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Willi Plett 23 (Ed Kea, Bob Murdoch), 18:03 |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 11 (Ron Duguay, Mario Marois), 2:04 |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 20 (Mario Marois, Phil Esposito), 8:33 | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 35 (Ken Houston, Jean Pronovost), 12:18 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 34 (Ron Duguay), 2:48 - PP |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 19 (Guy Chouinard, Ivan Boldirev), 8:23 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hooking] 1:44 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking, Fighting] 5:45 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 5:45 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:22 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Holding] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 5:22 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 11:04 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 14:37 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Hooking] 15:56 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:39 | |
| 3: | Ken Houston, ATL [Interference] 1:20 |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Tripping] 7:04 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 10:53 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 3-13- 4-20
NYR: 11-12-16-39
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 31-21-7)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 20-10-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,414
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Dan Maloney 16 (Walt McKechnie, Joel Quenneville), 17:47 |
| 2: | BOS, | Dick Redmond 7 (Brad Park, Dwight Foster), 2:45 - PP |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 27 (Don Marcotte, Dwight Foster), 7:57 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Jerry Butler 8 (Pat Boutette, Jimmy Jones), 5:03 |
| TOR, | John Anderson 13 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 12:43 | |
| BOS, | Al Secord 14 (Jean Ratelle, John Wensink), 17:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Tripping] 4:46 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 14:39 | |
| 2: | Walt McKechnie, TOR [Tripping] 2:40 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Holding] 17:12 | |
| 3: | John Wensink, BOS [Hooking] 13:08 |
| Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 18:32 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Bennett | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 6- 5-18
TOR: 6- 9-10-25
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 23-8-10)
TOR: Paul Harrison (T, 8-11-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,485
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