NHL game summary from January 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-19-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (18-16-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Awrey 1 (Phil Esposito), 10:22 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 10 (Greg Polis, Phil Esposito), 11:21 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 17, 6:16 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Stemkowski, LA [Hooking] 1:09 | |
| 2: | Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 12:53 | |
| Bench penalty, LA [Too many men on the ice] 15:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 2 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-14- 5-30
LA : 13-13- 7-33
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 7-11-6)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 16-11-8)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,934
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