{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="5%" | April
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | Score
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 76 || 1 || @ Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 7 - 3 || 39-27-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 77 || 2 || Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 5 - 4 || 40-27-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 78 || 4 || Atlanta Flames

Atlanta Flames

The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...

 || 3 - 3 || 40-27-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 79 || 6 || @ Atlanta Flames

Atlanta Flames

The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...

 || 9 - 2 || 40-28-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 80 || 8 || New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 5 - 2 || 40-29-11
|}
|}

Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers faced the defending champion Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

, who were making their fourth straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the finals since the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals

1972 Stanley Cup Finals

-Boston Bruins 1972 Stanley Cup champions:-See also:* List of Stanley Cup champions* 1971–72 Boston Bruins season* 1971–72 NHL season* 1971–72 New York Rangers season-References:...

. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

.

Key: Win Loss

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=10 style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | 1979 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Preliminary Round: vs. Los Angeles Kings - New York Rangers win series 2-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || April 10 || Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 1 - 7 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || April 12 || New York Rangers || 2 - 1 || Los Angeles Kings || OT || New York Rangers win series 2-0
|}
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Quarter-finals: vs. Philadelphia Flyers - New York Rangers win series 4-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 1 || April 16 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 2 - 3 || Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || OT || Philadelphia leads series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || April 18 || New York Rangers || 7 - 1 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Series tied 1-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || April 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1 - 5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || April 22 || Philadelphia Flyers || 0 - 6 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 3-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || April 24 || New York Rangers || 8 - 3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || New York Rangers win series 4-1
|}
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Semi-finals: vs. New York Islanders - New York Rangers win series 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || April 26 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 4 - 1 || New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 28 || New York Rangers || 3 - 4 || New York Islanders || OT || Series tied 1-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || May 1 || New York Islanders || 1 - 3 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 4 || May 3 || New York Islanders || 3 - 2 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || May 5 || New York Rangers || 4 - 3 || New York Islanders || || New York Rangers lead series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || May 8 || New York Islanders || 1 - 2 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 4-2
|}
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Stanley Cup Finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens - Montreal wins series 4-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || May 13 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 4 - 1 || Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || May 15 || New York Rangers || 2 - 6 || Montreal Canadiens || || Series tied 1-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 3 || May 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 1 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 4 || May 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 3 || New York Rangers || OT || Montreal leads series 3-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 5 || May 21 || New York Rangers || 1 - 4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Montreal wins series 4-1
|}
|}

Skaters

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- align=center
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| G
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| A
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| Pts
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| PIM
|- align=center
| || 80 || 33 || 46 || 79 || 33
|- align=center
| || 80 || 42 || 36 || 78 || 37
|- align=center
| || 80 || 34 || 41 || 75 || 56
|- align=center
| || 59 || 27 || 39 || 66 || 21
|- align=center
| || 79 || 27 || 36 || 63 || 35
|- align=center
| || 80 || 20 || 38 || 58 || 35
|- align=center
| || 60 || 17 || 36 || 53 || 66
|- align=center
| || 66 || 13 || 34 || 47 || 24
|- align=center
| || 77 || 8 || 37 || 45 || 86
|- align=center
| || 77 || 15 || 27 || 42 || 38
|- align=center
| || 40 || 15 || 21 || 36 || 6
|- align=center
| || 70 || 6 || 25 || 31 || 37
|- align=center
| || 71 || 5 || 26 || 31 || 153
|- align=center
| || 68 || 13 || 16 || 29 || 29
|- align=center
| || 62 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 26
|- align=center
| || 76 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 151
|- align=center
| || 28 || 9 || 17 || 26 || 39
|- align=center
| || 71 || 1 || 19 || 20 || 61
|- align=center
| || 30 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 27
|- align=center
| || 71 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 190
|- align=center
| ^‡ || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 8
|- align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|- align=center
| || 18 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 18
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- align=center
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| G
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| A
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| Pts
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff; width:10%;"| PIM
|- align=center
| || 18 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 19
|- align=center
| || 18 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 20
|- align=center
| || 18 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 8
|- align=center
| || 18 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 12
|- align=center
| || 18 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 16
|- align=center
| || 18 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 10
|- align=center
| || 18 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 13
|- align=center
| || 18 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 11
|- align=center
| || 18 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 12
|- align=center
| || 18 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 13
|- align=center
| || 18 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6
|- align=center
| || 15 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 8
|- align=center
| || 17 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 45
|- align=center
| || 18 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 29
|- align=center
| || 18 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 20
|- align=center
| || 17 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 10
|- align=center
| || 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 14
|- align=center
| || 9 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4
|- align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|- align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|}
|}

Goaltenders

{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Min
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| W
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| L
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| T
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GAA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SO
|- align=center
| || 39 || 2232 || 20 || 12 || 5 || 131 || 3.52 || 0
|- align=center
| || 31 || 1668 || 15 || 10 || 3 || 101 || 3.63 || 1
|- align=center
| || 17 || 900 || 5 || 7 || 3 || 57 || 3.80 || 0
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Player
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GP
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| Min
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| W
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| L
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| GAA
! style="background:#0060a9; color:#fff;"| SO
|- align=center
| || 18 || 1106 || 11 || 7 || 42 || 2.28 || 1
|}
|}

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft

1978 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.-Selections by round:...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.00%;"| Round
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:16.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:12.25%;"| Position
! style="background:#ddf; width:17.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/Junior/Club Team (League)
|-
| 2
| 26
| Don Maloney

Don Maloney

Donald Michael "Slip" Maloney is a former NHL player, and is currently the general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes. He played for the New York Rangers for parts of eleven seasons. His best season came in the 1982–83 season, in which he tallied 29 goals and 69 points in 78 games...

| LW
|  Canada
| Kitchener Rangers

Kitchener Rangers

The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...

 (OHA

Ontario Hockey Association

The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...

)
|-
| 3
| 43
| Ray Markham

Ray Markham

Raymond Joseph Markham was a professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers....

| C

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

|  Canada
| Flin Flon Bombers

Flin Flon Bombers

The Flin Flon Bombers are a junior ice hockey team and current member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , and are based in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The team moved and became the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1978, but the Flin Flon Bomber name was retained...

 (WCHL

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

)
|-
| 3
| 44
| Dean Turner

Dean Turner (ice hockey)

Dean Turner is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 35 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings.-External links:...

| D

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

|  United States
| University of Michigan

Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program is competing in its 90th season...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 4
| 59
| Dave Silk

Dave Silk

David Mark "Silky" Silk is a retired professional American ice hockey forward who played 249 NHL regular season games for the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1985.-Amateur career:Silk attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, where he scored 85...

| RW
|  United States
| Boston University (NCAA)
|-
| 4
| 60
| Andre Dore

André Doré

André Doré is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques.- External links :...

| D
|  Canada
| Quebec Remparts

Québec Remparts

There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...

 (QMJHL

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

)
|-
| 5
| 76
| Mike McDougall

Mike McDougall

Mike McDougall is an American retired professional ice hockey forward.McDougall was drafted 76th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the New York Rangers. He played just three games for the Rangers and instead played mostly with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League...

| RW
|  United States
| Port Huron Flags

Port Huron Flags

The Port Huron Flags were a minor league professional ice hockey team located in Port Huron, Michigan. The Flags competed in the International Hockey League between the 1962 and 1981 seasons. For three of those season from 1971 to 1974, Port Huron was a farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, and were...

 (IHL)
|-
| 6
| 93
| Tom Laidlaw

Tom Laidlaw

Thomas John Laidlaw is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Laidlaw started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1980, arriving from Northern Michigan University. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1990 season. He played 1 season for...

| D
|  Canada
| Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey

The Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northern Michigan University. The Wildcats are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association . NMU has won one national title and has...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 7
| 110
| Dan Clark

Dan Clark (ice hockey)

Dan Clark is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 4 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers during the 1978–79 season.-External links:...

| D
|  Canada
| Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:...

 (IHL)
|-
| 8
| 127
| Greg Kostenko
| D
|  Canada
| Ohio State University

Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Ohio State University. The Buckeyes are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association...

 (NCAA)
|-
| 9
| 144
| Brian McDavid
| D
|  Canada
| Kitchener Rangers

Kitchener Rangers

The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...

 (OHA)
|-
| 10
| 161
| Mark Rodrigues
| G
|  United States
| Yale University (NCAA)
|-
| 11
| 176
| Steve Weeks

Steve Weeks

Stephen K. Weeks is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League....

| G
|  Canada
| Northern Michigan University (NCAA)
|-
| 12
| 192
| Pierre Daigneault
| LW
|  Canada
| Montreal Juniors

Montreal Juniors

The Montreal Juniors were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1982. They played at the Montreal Forum.-History:...

 (QMJHL)
|-
| 13
| 206
| Chris McLaughlin
| D
|  United States
| Dartmouth College (NCAA)
|-
| 14
| 217
| Todd Johnson
| C
|  United States
| Boston University (NCAA)
|-
| 15
| 223
| Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy (ice hockey)

Daniel Patrick McCarthy is a former professional ice hockey player.Bio/NewsRANGERS DEBUT Nov. 1, 1980 FINAL GAME WITH RANGERSNov...

| C
|  Canada
| Sudbury Wolves

Sudbury Wolves

The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...

(OHA)
|}