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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens Box Score: October 20, 1979

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4

2-2-0

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3-1-0

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October 20, 1979

Arena: Montreal Forum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
01:09	MTL		Bob Gainey (1)	Mario Tremblay
15:22	MTL		Guy Lafleur (3)	Pierre Larouche, Rod Langway
2nd Period
09:01	NYR	PP	Mike McEwen (1)	Phil Esposito, Steve Vickers
11:54	NYR		Steve Vickers (2)	Ron Duguay
14:17	MTL	PP	Guy Lafleur (4)	Pierre Larouche, Larry Robinson
14:42	MTL		Pierre Larouche (2)	Guy Lafleur
17:01	NYR	PP	Ron Greschner (1)	Ron Duguay, Jocelyn Guevremont
17:29	MTL		Bob Gainey (2)	Rod Langway
3rd Period
08:37	NYR		Don Murdoch (1)	Walt Tkaczuk

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
12:51	MTL	Gilles Lupien	Hooking	2 min
19:42	MTL	Larry Robinson	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
05:21	NYR	Carol Vadnais	Slashing	2 min
07:44	MTL	Doug Risebrough	Roughing	2 min
14:07	NYR	Don Maloney	Hooking	2 min
15:37	MTL	Brian Engblom	Holding	2 min
15:37	MTL	Doug Risebrough	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2 min
16:03	NYR	Pat Hickey	Slashing	2 min
16:03	NYR	Pat Hickey	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2 min
18:35	MTL	Pierre Larouche	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
12:22	NYR	Dave Maloney	Elbowing	2 min
12:22	MTL	Mario Tremblay	Elbowing	2 min
17:33	NYR	Phil Esposito	Hooking	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Ron Duguay	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Phil Esposito	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
4	Ron Greschner	1	0	1	-3	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
5	Jocelyn Guevremont	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Anders Hedberg	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Pat Hickey	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Don Maloney	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Mario Marois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Mike McEwen	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
12	Don Murdoch	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
13	Ulf Nilsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Doug Sulliman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
18	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			59:43
	TOTAL	4	6	10		12	2	2	0		27	14.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Wayne Thomas	L	5	32	27	.844	0	0	59:43

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Brian Engblom	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Gainey	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	100.0
3	Gaston Gingras	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Réjean Houle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
5	Doug Jarvis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Guy Lafleur	2	1	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	5	40.0
7	Yvon Lambert	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Rod Langway	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Pierre Larouche	1	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
10	Gilles Lupien	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Pierre Mondou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Mark Napier	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	Doug Risebrough	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
14	Larry Robinson	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Serge Savard	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Steve Shutt	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
17	Mario Tremblay	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Denis Herron	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	7	12		14	4	1	0		32	15.6

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Denis Herron	W	4	27	23	.852	0	0	60:00

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