New York Rangers
at
Detroit Red Wings
Dec 9, 1978 · Detroit Olympia
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
4 | 30 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 35 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:54 | NYR | Pat Hickey (13) | Ulf Nilsson (17), Anders Hedberg (17) | 1 - 0 |
| 10:56 | NYR | Ron Greschner (9) PP | Ron Duguay (14), Dean Talafous (7) | 2 - 0 |
| 14:12 | NYR | Ron Duguay (8) | Dave Farrish (6), Nick Fotiu (2) | 3 - 0 |
| 15:28 | DET | Bill Lochead (3) | Dennis Polonich (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:13 | DET | Dale McCourt (11) PP | Vaclav Nedomansky (12), Reed Larson (13) | 3 - 2 |
| 13:01 | DET | Thommie Bergman (5) | John Taft (1), Nick Libett (10) | 3 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:42 | DET | Dan Bolduc (1) | Andre St. Laurent (10), John Taft (2) | 3 - 4 |
| 10:46 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (5) | Ron Greschner (18), Steve Vickers (12) | 4 - 4 |
| 16:46 | DET | Dan Bolduc (2) | Nick Libett (11) | 4 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:29 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson | Tripping | 2 |
| 07:19 | DET | Dennis Polonich | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:19 | NYR | Mario Marois | Fighting | 5 |
| 09:59 | DET | John Taft | Tripping | 2 |
| 20:00 | DET | Andre St. Laurent | Roughing | 2 |
| 20:00 | NYR | Mario Marois | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:46 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Interference | 2 |
| 06:17 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:28 | DET | Errol Thompson | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:28 | NYR | John Davidson | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:24 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:31 | DET | Andre St. Laurent | Roughing | 2 |
| 10:31 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Roughing | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Mike Korney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
L | 35 | 30 | 5 | 58:57 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Dan Bolduc |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  John Taft |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Nick Libett |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Thommie Bergman |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dale McCourt |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Bill Lochead |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dennis Polonich |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Vaclav Nedomansky |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Andre St. Laurent |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Reed Larson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Perry Miller |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Errol Thompson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Paul Woods |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Dan Labraaten |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Mal Davis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  John Hilworth |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Willie Huber |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rogie Vachon |
W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 60:00 |