NHL game summary from February 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (21-29-11) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Montreal Canadiens (42-8-9) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: NYR, Steve Vickers 13 (Walt Tkaczuk, Don Murdoch), 11:43
NYR, Phil Esposito 23 (Pat Hickey), 12:08 - PP
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 25 (Serge Savard, Guy Lafleur), 12:29
2: NYR, Ed Johnstone 8 (Wayne Dillon, Nick Fotiu), 5:45
NYR, Don Murdoch 21 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 11:08
3: NYR, Ron Duguay 11 (Lucien DeBlois, Pat Hickey), 6:07
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 21, 6:38
NYR, Mark Heaslip 3, 8:25
MTL, Steve Shutt 36, 15:56
Penalties:
1: Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 12:02
Don Awrey, NYR [Holding] 15:11
2: none
3: Gilles Lupien, MTL [Delay of game] 7:21
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Delay of game] 7:21
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Astrom | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 32 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12-10-10-32
MTL: 10-10-12-32
Goalies: NYR: Hardy Astrom (W, 1-0-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 29-6-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,870
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