NHL game summary from March 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (23-29-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (22-30-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 24 (Don Murdoch), :12 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 13 (Pat Hickey, Ed Johnstone), 15:09 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 25 (Al Cameron, Terry Harper), 18:22 | |
| 2: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 26 (Dan Maloney), 16:08 |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 25 (Ron Greschner), 8:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 4:12 |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing] 4:12 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Slashing] 16:35 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 16:35 | |
| 2: | Al Cameron, DET [Hooking] 7:47 |
| John Davidson, NYR [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| Mark Heaslip, NYR [Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 11:48 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-14-10-36
NYR: 5- 9-13-27
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 13-15-3)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 10-9-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,500
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