NHL game summary from February 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-25-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-32-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Curt Bennett 8 (Barry Gibbs, Jimmy Roberts), 14:15 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 18 (Dan Newman), 8:16 |
| STL, | Inge Hammarstrom 14 (Bill Fairbairn, Rod Seiling), 15:32 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 27 (Walt Tkaczuk, Carol Vadnais), 12:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Red Berenson, STL [Hooking] 8:38 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 13:34 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 9:04 |
| Neil Komadoski, STL [Tripping] 16:13 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 2:57 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 2:57 |
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
STL: 11 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 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 7-11-29
STL: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 7-15-7)
STL: Phil Myre (T, 7-20-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 11,194
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