The Philadelphia Flyers were easily defeated by the New York Rangers, 8 to 3, in Game 5 of the 1979 playoff series on April 24, 1979.

Final

Rangers

4-1-0

8

Flyers

1-4-0

3

Team

NYR

PHI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

PHI

Ron Greschner (PP) assisted by Phil Esposito and Mike McEwen

Walt Tkaczuk (SH) assisted by Dave Farrish

3rd period

NYR

PHI

Walt Tkaczuk (EV) unassisted

Steve Vickers (EV) assisted by Walt Tkaczuk

Ron Duguay (SH-EN) assisted by Anders Hedberg and Carol Vadnais

Reggie Leach (PP) assisted by Blake Dunlop and Paul Holmgren

Bob Dailey (EV) assisted by Dennis Ververgaert and Ken Linseman

Behn Wilson (EV) assisted by Ken Linseman and Dennis Ververgaert

Carol Vadnais (EV) assisted by Ron Duguay and Dave Farrish

Eddie Johnstone (EV) assisted by Don Maloney and Phil Esposito

Anders Hedberg (EV-EN) assisted by Steve Vickers and Walt Tkaczuk

Rangers

Flyers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Flyers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Davidson (W) J. Davidson	1	0	0	28	25	.893	3	3.01	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Ron Duguay R. Duguay	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
Phil Esposito P. Esposito	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Farrish D. Farrish	0	2	2	+4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Ron Greschner R. Greschner	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Anders Hedberg A. Hedberg	1	1	2	+5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
Pat Hickey P. Hickey	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Johnstone E. Johnstone	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Don Maloney D. Maloney	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Mario Marois M. Marois	0	0	0	+2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Don Murdoch D. Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pierre Plante P. Plante	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Sheehan B. Sheehan	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Tkaczuk W. Tkaczuk	2	2	4	+4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	100.0
Carol Vadnais C. Vadnais	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
Steve Vickers S. Vickers	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Wayne Stephenson (L) W. Stephenson	0	1	0	21	15	.714	6	6.31	0	57

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Bill Barber B. Barber	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	3	0.0
Mel Bridgman M. Bridgman	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Clarke B. Clarke	0	0	0	-6	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bob Dailey B. Dailey	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	50.0
Blake Dunlop B. Dunlop	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0
Tom Gorence T. Gorence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Al Hill A. Hill	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Holmgren P. Holmgren	0	1	1	-1	4	0	1	1	0.0
Bob Kelly B. Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Lapointe R. Lapointe	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0.0
Reggie Leach R. Leach	1	0	1	-6	0	1	0	5	20.0
Ken Linseman K. Linseman	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick MacLeish R. MacLeish	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dennis Ververgaert D. Ververgaert	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Jimmy Watson J. Watson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Behn Wilson B. Wilson	1	0	1	-3	2	0	0	2	50.0