NHL game summary from January 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-21-9) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-21-10) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1: PIT, Jean Pronovost 24 (Pete Mahovlich), 5:51 - SH
PIT, Blair Chapman 12 (Tom Edur, Russ Anderson), 6:19
PIT, Jean Pronovost 25 (Peter Lee, Gene Carr), 10:34 - PP
2: NYR, Pat Hickey 23 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 19:17 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Hooking] 3:51
Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:08
Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Holding] 17:47
2: Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 1:49
Dave Schultz, PIT [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 18:54
3: Gene Carr, PIT [Elbowing] 9:53
Dallas Smith, NYR [Tripping] 15:44
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-12-18-41
PIT: 17- 9- 9-35
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 2-2-2)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 10-12-7)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 8,453
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