All NHL game summaries from February 28, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (29-25-9) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (36-17-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 19 (Don Murdoch, Ron Greschner), 12:24 - PP |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Anders Hedberg, John Davidson), 14:58 - SH | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Maloney 16 (Barry Beck, Phil Esposito), 4:38 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 17 (Al Secord, Peter McNab), 6:22 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 25 (Dick Redmond), 12:26 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 5 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 17:13 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 20 (Tim Bothwell), 17:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 10:45 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding, Misconduct] 14:00 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 19:41 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 2:06 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 2:43 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 7:37 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 7:37 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hooking] 11:51 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 12:53 | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 3:01 |
Penalty time: NYR: 21 minutes
BOS: 15 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mayer | 34 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 8- 8-25
BOS: 2- 7- 8-17
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 11-10-3)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 20-8-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 14,673
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (19-33-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (22-30-9) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 26 (Reed Larson, Mike Foligno), 2:36 |
| DET, | Willie Huber 14 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 10:37 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 7, :26 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 16 (John Ogrodnick, Barry Long), 3:38 | |
| 3: | DET, | Thommie Bergman 1 (Willie Huber, Errol Thompson), 19:23 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Interference] 9:05 |
| 2: | Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Holding] 10:08 |
| Wes Jarvis, WAS [Hooking] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Paul Woods, DET [Tripping] 2:49 |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 18 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 5- 4- 9-18
DET: 11-15-11-37
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 10-17-7)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 5-6-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Joe Dame
Attendance: 13,106
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (29-20-12) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (35-20-8) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 39 (Mark Napier, Steve Shutt), 6:06 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 36 (Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg), 11:26 - PP | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 34, 12:28 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 40 (Steve Shutt, Brian Engblom), 17:05 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 23 (Fred Barrett), 15:49 |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 3 (Mike Polich), 18:25 - SH | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 10 (Pierre Larouche), 19:09 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Rod Langway 3, 3:27 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 13 (Mario Tremblay, Pierre Mondou), 12:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 8:10 |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Holding] 10:33 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Interference] 12:10 | |
| Danny Geoffrion, MTL [Slashing] 12:10 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 2:48 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Slashing] 4:18 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 4:18 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 6:14 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Elbowing] 8:56 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 18:09 | |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Interference] 3:58 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Interference] 14:46 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
MTL: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Chicoine | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Flockhart | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony White | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 8-13-29
MTL: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 24-13-4)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 17-3-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,891
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