NHL game summary from March 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (17-45-13) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (28-32-13) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mark Heaslip 5 (Phil Esposito, Dan Newman), 3:49 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 38 (Wayne Dillon, Dave Maloney), 5:03 | |
| 2: | STL, | Larry Patey 14 (Ken Richardson), :51 |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 21 (Dan Newman, Dave Maloney), 11:08 | |
| STL, | Curt Bennett 10 (Inge Hammarstrom, Barry Gibbs), 14:27 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 19, 5:53 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 36, 12:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bruce Affleck, STL [Tripping] 0:23 |
| 2: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Holding] 8:43 |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Holding] 14:53 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Holding] 17:40 | |
| 3: | Gary Holt, STL [Tripping] 3:24 |
Penalty time: STL: 6 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Richardson | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10- 5- 3-18
NYR: 9- 8- 5-22
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 12-31-8)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 12-18-7)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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