1979 Challenge Cup



1979 Challenge Cup was an exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of all-stars from the National Hockey League, held in New York City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1978–79 NHL season.

The Challenge Cup, unlike its predecessor, the Summit Series, included non-Canadian born players in the NHL rosters. The games were played on February 8, 10, and 11 at Madison Square Garden.

NHL All-Stars roster

 * Guy Lafleur
 * Larry Robinson
 * Bob Gainey
 * Steve Shutt
 * Gilbert Perreault
 * Marcel Dionne
 * Darryl Sittler
 * Lanny McDonald
 * Bobby Clarke, Captain
 * Bryan Trottier
 * Mike Bossy
 * Clark Gillies
 * Barry Beck
 * Serge Savard
 * Guy Lapointe
 * Robert Picard
 * Denis Potvin
 * Bill Barber
 * Don Marcotte
 * Tony Esposito
 * Ken Dryden
 * Gerry Cheevers
 * Ron Greschner
 * Borje Salming
 * Ulf Nilsson
 * Anders Hedberg

Soviet Union roster

 * Sergei Starikov
 * Viktor Zhluktov
 * Vasily Pervukhin
 * Vladimir Kovin
 * Sergei Makarov
 * Mikhail Varnakov
 * Alexander Skvortsov
 * Vladimir Golikov
 * Aleksandr Golikov
 * Boris Mikhailov, Captain
 * Vladimir Petrov
 * Valeri Kharlamov
 * Gennadiy Tsygankov
 * Valery Vasiliev
 * Sergei Kapustin
 * Yuri Federov
 * Zinetul Bilyaletdinov
 * Helmut Balderis
 * Irek Gimayev
 * Viktor Tyumenev
 * Sergei Babinov
 * Vladislav Tretiak
 * Vladimir Myshkin

Game 1

 * NHL All-Stars 4 - Soviet Union 2
 * Goals:
 * Guy Lafleur 0:16 1st period
 * Mike Bossy 6:22 1st period (pp)
 * Boris Mikhailov 11:25 1st period (pp)
 * Clark Gillies 8:14 2nd period
 * Bob Gainey 15:48 2nd period
 * Vladimir Golikov 3:02 3rd period
 * Attendance: 17,438

Game 2

 * Soviet Union 5 - NHL All-Stars 4
 * Goals:
 * Sergei Kapustin 8:10 1st period
 * Mike Bossy 13:35 1st period (pp)
 * Bryan Trottier 18:21 1st period
 * Gilbert Perreault 0:27 2nd period
 * Mikhail Varnakov 2:05 2nd period
 * Larry Robinson 5:06 2nd period
 * Boris Mikhailov 17:02 2nd period (pp)
 * Sergei Kapustin 17:47 2nd period
 * Vladimir Golikov 1:31 3rd period
 * Attendance: 17,438

Game 3

 * Soviet Union 6 - NHL All-Stars 0
 * Goals:
 * Boris Mikhailov 5:47 2nd period
 * Viktor Zhluktov 7:44 2nd period (pp)
 * Helmut Balderis 8:44 3rd period
 * Vladimir Kovin 10:21 3rd period
 * Sergei Makarov 12:44 3rd period
 * Aleksandr Golikov 14:46 3rd period
 * Attendance: 17,545