Detroit Red Wings
at
New York Rangers
Dec 22, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19 | |
| 4 | 33 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:16 | DET | Dennis Polonich (4) | Perry Miller (2), Thommie Bergman (11) | 1 - 0 |
| 09:49 | NYR | Pat Hickey (15) PP | Carol Vadnais (16), Anders Hedberg (19) | 1 - 1 |
| 16:19 | NYR | Pat Hickey (16) | Dave Maloney (6) | 1 - 2 |
| 18:51 | DET | Dan Bolduc (5) | Vaclav Nedomansky (17), Reed Larson (18) | 2 - 2 |
| 19:55 | NYR | Phil Esposito (16) PP | Ron Greschner (24), Pat Hickey (18) | 2 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 19:21 | NYR | Phil Esposito (17) | Ron Duguay (17), Mario Marois (6) | 2 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:48 | NYR | Mario Marois | Slashing | 2 |
| 04:14 | DET | Reed Larson | Fighting | 5 |
| 04:14 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Fighting | 5 |
| 09:15 | DET | Thommie Bergman | Holding | 2 |
| 10:41 | DET | Thommie Bergman | Holding | 2 |
| 11:32 | DET | Willie Huber | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:32 | DET | Willie Huber | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:32 | NYR | Steve Vickers | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:32 | NYR | Steve Vickers | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:17 | DET | Perry Miller | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:17 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Cross checking | 2 |
| 15:17 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:13 | DET | Dan Labraaten | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:59 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois | Slashing | 2 |
| 15:42 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:14 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:02 | DET | Dennis Polonich | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:46 | DET | Dennis Polonich | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:46 | NYR | Mario Marois | Fighting | 5 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | 59:26 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | 59:58 |