NHL game summary from January 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (25-14-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (16-22-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Jerry Butler 6 (Pat Boutette, Mike Pelyk), 10:47 |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 18 (Pat Hickey, Ron Greschner), 12:51 - PP | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 24 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 16:22 - PP | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 14 (Bruce Boudreau, Ron Ellis), 17:10 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 19 (Pat Hickey), :54 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 29 (Ian Turnbull), 6:58 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 15 (Lanny McDonald, Ian Turnbull), 1:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 3:53 |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Hooking] 8:10 | |
| Bruce Boudreau, TOR [Tripping] 11:17 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hooking] 16:08 | |
| Benoit Gosselin, NYR [Interference] 18:02 | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 5:50 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 8:14 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:04 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 10:04 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Charging] 13:16 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Elbowing] 11:28 |
Penalty time: TOR: 12 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 19 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 7 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benoit Gosselin | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 11- 4- 4-19
NYR: 11-11- 5-27
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (W, 4-3-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 7-13-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,500
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