NHL game summary from February 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-35-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (18-25-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jerry Byers 2 (Dave Farrish, Ron Duguay), 13:03 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 20 (Dan Newman, Wayne Thomas), 18:37 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dan Newman 2 (Phil Esposito, Mark Heaslip), 2:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 5:54 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 8:33 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 11:06 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 7:19 |
| 3: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 4:16 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 10:48 |
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 5- 2-18
NYR: 10- 4- 6-20
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 2-8-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 9-15-7)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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