New York Rangers
at
Minnesota North Stars
Jan 4, 1978 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 28 | |
| 3 | 37 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:20 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (16) | Don Murdoch (17) | 1 - 0 |
| 04:04 | NYR | Ron Duguay (7) | Greg Polis (11) | 2 - 0 |
| 08:40 | MNS | Dean Talafous (8) | Pierre Jarry (15), Brad Maxwell (12) | 2 - 1 |
| 17:00 | NYR | Phil Esposito (15) PP | Pat Hickey (12), Mike McEwen (7) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:26 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (17) | Dallas Smith (1), Dave Maloney (14) | 4 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:06 | MNS | Roland Eriksson (10) PP | Pierre Jarry (16), Dean Talafous (10) | 4 - 2 |
| 16:08 | MNS | Roland Eriksson (11) | Brad Maxwell (13) | 4 - 3 |
| 17:08 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (16) | Greg Polis (12), Ron Duguay (10) | 5 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:31 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:12 | MNS | Pierre Jarry | Broken stick | 2 |
| 19:25 | MNS | Jerry Engele | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:40 | NYR | Dallas Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 07:24 | NYR | Wayne Thomas | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:15 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | Hooking | 2 |
| 12:56 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:45 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 06:06 | NYR | Wayne Thomas | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 39 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | 60:00 |