NHL game summary from March 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (27-32-13) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (39-24-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: TOR, Mike Pelyk 1 (Bruce Boudreau, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 14:10 - PP
2: NYR, Carol Vadnais 6 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), :42 - PP
NYR, Ed Johnstone 12 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 9:33
NYR, Wayne Dillon 5 (Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney), 11:34
TOR, Bruce Boudreau 11 (Mike Pelyk), 19:25
3: NYR, Ed Johnstone 13 (Walt Tkaczuk), 2:42
NYR, Phil Esposito 35 (Pat Hickey, Ron Greschner), 5:27 - PP
Penalties:
1: Darryl Sittler, TOR [Charging] 1:41
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Tripping] 5:19
Mike Pelyk, TOR [Hi-sticking] 6:05
Phil Esposito, NYR [Holding] 6:05
Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hooking] 8:44
Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hooking] 9:07
Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 10:21
Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 13:04
Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 18:49
Phil Esposito, NYR [Misconduct] 20:00
2: Dan Maloney, TOR [Hooking] 11:59
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Slashing] 11:59
3: Jerry Butler, TOR [Hooking] 5:16
Penalty time: NYR: 20 minutes
TOR: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 46 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 16-19-11-46
TOR: 16-15- 8-39
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 13-10-4)
TOR: Gord McRae (L, 7-7-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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