NHL game summary from February 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (24-19-16) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (20-29-11) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 32 (Wayne Dillon, Nick Fotiu), :57 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 33, 9:40 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 16, 9:56 | |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 10 (John Marks), 10:18 | |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 25 (Dale Tallon, Grant Mulvey), 19:11 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 20 (Ron Greschner), 8:05 - PP |
| NYR, | Nick Fotiu 1 (Wayne Dillon), 13:48 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 34 (Dave Farrish, Walt Tkaczuk), :54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 14:31 |
| John Marks, CHI [Interference] 15:24 | |
| 2: | Doug Wilson, CHI [Cross checking] 6:37 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 6:37 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Tripping] 7:40 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Elbowing] 15:17 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding] 18:46 | |
| 3: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Slashing] 5:25 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 8:20 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Boarding] 12:55 | |
| Jean Savard, CHI [Slashing] 14:21 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 14:21 |
Penalty time: CHI: 10 minutes
NYR: 14 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eddie Johnston | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 13-11-12-36
NYR: 6- 7-12-25
Goalies: CHI: Eddie Johnston (L, 5-7-1)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 9-9-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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