NHL game summary from January 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-17-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colorado Rockies (9-19-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Lucien DeBlois 17 (Ron Greschner), 4:08
2: COL, Nelson Pyatt 2 (Denis Dupere, Chuck Arnason), 4:15
COL, Paul Gardner 28 (Gary Croteau, Wilf Paiement), 6:04
3: COL, Bryan Lefley 3 (Dave Hudson), 19:04 - EN
Penalties:
1: Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 13:26
Dave Maloney, NYR [Cross checking] 19:52
2: Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 15:41
3: Joe Contini, COL [Tripping] 5:39
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
COL: 2 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 28 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 4-14-28
COL: 11-14-16-41
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 6-7-1)
COL: Doug Favell (W, 8-13-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Morley Mcneil
Attendance: 7,052
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