NHL game summary from December 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (8-9-8) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (10-13-4) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 11 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 2:29 |
| NYR, | Claude Larose 1 (Dean Talafous), 7:55 | |
| NYR, | Barry Beck 3 (Don Maloney, Don Murdoch), 16:06 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 10 (Mike O'Connell), 9:37 - PP |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 5 (Doug Lecuyer), 11:36 | |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 11 (Terry Ruskowski, Mike O'Connell), 11:45 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Beck, NYR [Slashing] 6:09 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 6:39 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing] 6:39 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:50 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, CHI [Roughing] 8:50 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 12:31 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Interference, Fighting] 12:31 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Roughing] 14:21 | |
| Greg Fox, CHI [Slashing double minor] 14:21 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Holding] 18:13 | |
| 2: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 4:14 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 4:14 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Holding] 4:14 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 9:59 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Interference] 15:22 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Boarding] 8:46 |
Penalty time: CHI: 26 minutes
NYR: 34 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 10-11-12-33
NYR: 12-12- 9-33
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 7-7-7)
NYR: Steve Baker (T, 1-1-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,412
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