NHL game summary from March 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (39-17-12) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (24-31-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 28 (Pat Hickey, Carol Vadnais), 7:53 - PP |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 18 (Orest Kindrachuk), 9:05 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 35 (Bobby Clarke), 19:52 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 15 (Don Murdoch, Walt Tkaczuk), 15:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Reggie Leach, PHI [Hooking] 6:54 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Slashing] 13:23 | |
| 2: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Interference] 8:02 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:54 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 15:45 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 19:14 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Fighting, Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Fighting, Game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: PHI: 25 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11- 8-12-31
NYR: 6-15- 7-28
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 24-5-10)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 12-9-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 17,500
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