NHL game summary from November 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (4-6-2) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (8-2-3) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 4, 5:31 - PP |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 4 (Alex Pirus), 19:22 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | J.P. Parise 5 (Gary Sargent, Glen Sharpley), 6:49 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 2 (Jean Potvin, Glen Sharpley), 10:42 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 5 (Pierre Plante, Dean Talafous), 3:31 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 4 (Steve Vickers, Phil Esposito), 8:43 | |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 2 (Gary Sargent), 13:23 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 6 (Anders Hedberg, Ron Greschner), 18:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Smith, MIN [Tripping] 2:50 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 4:47 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Delay of game] 6:23 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 7:53 | |
| Mike Fidler, MIN [Slashing] 9:12 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Roughing] 12:45 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Roughing] 12:45 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 19:05 | |
| 2: | Alex Pirus, MIN [Roughing] 6:36 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 6:36 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 16:44 | |
| 3: | Jean Potvin, MIN [Tripping] 1:15 |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 5:49 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 15:25 |
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
NYR: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 6- 7-24
NYR: 13-14-10-37
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 3-3-0)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 5-1-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,334
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