NHL game summary from February 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-26-10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buffalo Sabres (31-10-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: BUF, Craig Ramsay 18 (Danny Gare), 1:13
3: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 36 (Jim Lorentz, Rene Robert), 2:16
Penalties:
1: Gary Mcadam, BUF [Hooking] 1:37
Steve Vickers, NYR [Holding] 2:33
2: Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 19:12
3: Mark Heaslip, NYR [Holding] 4:53
Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 6:37
Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 10:02
Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Holding] 11:23
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 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 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 9- 6-25
BUF: 13-11-13-37
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 9-16-7)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 29-9-13)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,433
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