NHL game summary from November 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (11-3-3) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 Minnesota North Stars (5-9-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 8 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), 6:44 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 7 (Ron Greschner), 10:34 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 5 (Ulf Nilsson), 18:35 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Carol Vadnais 3 (Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney), 1:30 |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 5 (Glen Sharpley, J.P. Parise), 13:35 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Duguay), 17:08 | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 4 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 19:49 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | J.P. Parise 8 (Bobby Smith, Bryan Maxwell), 9:42 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 8 (Pat Hickey, Anders Hedberg), 15:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 2:55 |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Hi-sticking] 9:58 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Holding] 9:58 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:28 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Hi-sticking] 19:28 | |
| 2: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Hooking] 7:28 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 10:28 | |
| Gary Edwards, MIN [Slashing] 15:04 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 19:32 | |
| 3: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 1:08 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Fighting] 2:28 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 2:28 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Fighting] 16:25 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 16:45 |
Penalty time: NYR: 22 minutes
MIN: 18 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 36 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-17-12-36
MIN: 12-11-11-34
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 4-2-1)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-2-0),
Gary Edwards Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Swede Knox, John D'Amico Attendance: 12,554
Gary Edwards Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Swede Knox, John D'Amico Attendance: 12,554
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