NHL game summary from January 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-16-9) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-23-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 16 (Don Murdoch), :20
NYR, Ron Duguay 7 (Greg Polis), 4:04
MIN, Dean Talafous 8 (Pierre Jarry, Brad Maxwell), 8:40
NYR, Phil Esposito 15 (Pat Hickey, Mike McEwen), 17:00 - PP
2: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 17 (Dallas Smith, Dave Maloney), 2:26
3: MIN, Roland Eriksson 10 (Pierre Jarry, Dean Talafous), 6:06 - PP
MIN, Roland Eriksson 11 (Brad Maxwell), 16:08
NYR, Lucien DeBlois 16 (Greg Polis, Ron Duguay), 17:08
Penalties:
1: Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 9:31
Pierre Jarry, MIN [Broken stick] 16:12
Jerry Engele, MIN [Slashing] 19:25
2: Dallas Smith, NYR [Slashing] 5:40
Wayne Thomas, NYR [Roughing] 7:24
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 8:15
Mike McEwen, NYR [Interference] 12:56
3: Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 4:45
Wayne Thomas, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:06
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12- 3-13-28
MIN: 6-12-19-37
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 6-10-6)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-20-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,649
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