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New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders Box Score: March 17, 1979

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New York Rangers

2

38-23-8

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New York Islanders

5

44-13-12

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March 17, 1979

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
00:15	NYI		Garry Howatt (16)	Denis Potvin, Glenn Resch
2nd Period
02:34	NYI		Mike Bossy (58)	John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier
03:06	NYI	PP	Mike Kaszycki (14)	Bob Bourne, Clark Gillies
05:23	NYI	PP	Denis Potvin (28)	Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson
08:33	NYI	PP	Stefan Persson (10)	John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier
3rd Period
14:47	NYR		Mike McEwen (17)	Ron Duguay, Pat Hickey
17:27	NYR	PP	Walt Tkaczuk (14)	Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
07:19	NYR	Walt Tkaczuk	Tripping	2 min
19:52	NYI	Wayne Merrick	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
02:46	NYR	Pat Hickey	Interference	2 min
04:46	NYR	Nick Fotiu	Tripping	2 min
05:54	NYI	Glenn Resch	Delay of game	2 min
06:36	NYI	Bob Bourne	Fighting	5 min
06:36	NYR	Don Maloney	Slashing	2 min
06:36	NYR	Don Maloney	Fighting	5 min
09:25	NYI	Stefan Persson	Roughing	2 min
09:25	NYR	Steve Vickers	Roughing	2 min
15:30	NYI	John Tonelli	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
11:41	NYI	Billy Harris	Tripping	2 min
15:45	NYI	Billy Harris	Hooking	2 min
20:00	NYI	Garry Howatt	Charging	2 min

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ron Duguay	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
3	Phil Esposito	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
4	Dave Farrish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
5	Nick Fotiu	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Anders Hedberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Pat Hickey	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Don Maloney	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mario Marois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Mike McEwen	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
12	Don Murdoch	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
13	Pierre Plante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Dean Talafous	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Doug Soetaert	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
19	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
	TOTAL	2	4	6		15	1	1	0		41	4.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Doug Soetaert	L	5	18	13	.722	0	0	40:00
2	Wayne Thomas		0	5	5	1.000	0	0	20:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Bossy	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
2	Bob Bourne	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Clark Gillies	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Billy Harris	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Lorne Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Garry Howatt	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
7	Mike Kaszycki	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	50.0
8	Dave Lewis	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Bob Lorimer	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bert Marshall	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Wayne Merrick	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Bob Nystrom	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Stefan Persson	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
14	Denis Potvin	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
15	Pat Price	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	John Tonelli	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Bryan Trottier	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Glenn Resch	0	1	1		2				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	10	15		19	2	3	0		23	21.7

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Glenn Resch	W	2	41	39	.951	0	2	60:00

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