Wednesday, March 21, 1979 · Chicago Stadium
Rangers 7 at Blackhawks 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:13
John Marks (18) Stan Mikita (35), Mike O'connell (17) NYR 0 – 1 CHI
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10:03
Don Maloney (7) PPG Anders Hedberg (41), Don Murdoch (18) NYR 1 – 1 CHI
2nd Period
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4:57
Dave Maloney (11) Steve Vickers (29) NYR 2 – 1 CHI
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11:24
Phil Esposito (41) Don Maloney (17), Don Murdoch (19) NYR 3 – 1 CHI
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13:49
Lucien DeBlois (9) Pat Hickey (40), Mario Marois (21) NYR 4 – 1 CHI
3rd Period
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2:35
Anders Hedberg (29) Walt Tkaczuk (24), Steve Vickers (30) NYR 5 – 1 CHI
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11:15
Stan Mikita (19) John Marks (23) NYR 5 – 2 CHI
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13:53
John Marks (19) Mike Walton (15), Mike O'connell (18) NYR 5 – 3 CHI
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15:22
Anders Hedberg (30) Carol Vadnais (35) NYR 6 – 3 CHI
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15:42
Ted Bulley (22) Mike O'connell (19), Cliff Koroll (17) NYR 6 – 4 CHI
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17:34
Pat Hickey (29) Anders Hedberg (42) NYR 7 – 4 CHI
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17:44
Ted Bulley (23) Unassisted NYR 7 – 5 CHI
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19:59
Mike Walton (14) Greg Fox (14), Alain Daigle (12) NYR 7 – 6 CHI
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hedberg R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 3.35 |
| Don Maloney L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Pat Hickey L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.40 |
| Don Murdoch R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.40 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.22 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Phil Esposito C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Dave Maloney D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Lucien DeBlois C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.68 |
| Mario Marois D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Dave Farrish D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Pierre Plante R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike McEwen D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Duguay C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Eddie Johnstone R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | W | 45 | 39 | 6 | .867 | 60:00 | -0.60 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marks R | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.43 |
| Ted Bulley L | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.18 |
| Mike Walton C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.05 |
| Mike O'connell D | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 2.03 |
| Stan Mikita C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Alain Daigle R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Greg Fox D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Cliff Koroll R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Bob Murray D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Pat Ribble D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| J.P. Bordeleau R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| David Logan D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Bob Kelly R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Reg Kerr C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Harold Phillipoff L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Grant Mulvey R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Tom Lysiak C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | L | 38 | 31 | 7 | .816 | 60:00 | -2.15 |