Wednesday, January 10, 1979 · McNichols Sports Arena
Rangers 5 at Rockies 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
3:41
Wilf Paiement
(13)
Randy Pierce (8), Jack Valiquette (22)
NYR 0 – 1 CLR
-
11:22
Jack Valiquette
(14)
Randy Pierce (9)
NYR 0 – 2 CLR
-
11:44
Wilf Paiement
(14)
Jack Valiquette (23), Mike Christie (7)
NYR 0 – 3 CLR
2nd Period
-
9:14
Ulf Nilsson
(19)
PPG
Mike McEwen (18), Carol Vadnais (22)
NYR 1 – 3 CLR
-
10:15
Ron Duguay
(14)
Steve Vickers (20), Walt Tkaczuk (16)
NYR 2 – 3 CLR
-
11:43
Pierre Plante
(4)
Ron Greschner (30), Dave Farrish (9)
NYR 3 – 3 CLR
-
14:03
Anders Hedberg
(18)
Ulf Nilsson (28), Mike McEwen (19)
NYR 4 – 3 CLR
3rd Period
-
3:34
Phil Esposito
(22)
Dean Talafous (12), Mike McEwen (20)
NYR 5 – 3 CLR
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen D | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2.18 |
| Ulf Nilsson C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1.68 |
| Anders Hedberg R | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.20 |
| Pierre Plante R | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Phil Esposito C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Ron Duguay C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Dave Farrish D | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.70 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Dean Talafous C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.55 |
| Ron Greschner D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Eddie Johnstone R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Dave Maloney D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Don Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Pat Hickey L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |
Colorado Rockies
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Valiquette C | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2.45 |
| Wilf Paiement R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.95 |
| Randy Pierce R | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1.63 |
| Mike Christie D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.48 |
| Barry Beck D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Paul Gardner C | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0.08 |
| Nelson Pyatt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Merlin Malinowski C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Owchar D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Andy Spruce L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Rey Comeau C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Mike Kitchen D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Ron Delorme C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 60:00 | -0.95 |