NHL game summary from April 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (32-29-19) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (30-37-13) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: CHI, J.P. Bordeleau 15 (Pierre Plante, Bob Kelly), 10:59
3: NYR, Phil Esposito 38 (Dan Newman), 4:38
NYR, Don Murdoch 27 (Walt Tkaczuk), 7:41
NYR, Pat Hickey 40 (Ron Greschner), 13:05 - PP
CHI, Ivan Boldirev 35 (Grant Mulvey, Ted Bulley), 16:06
Penalties:
1: Pierre Plante, CHI [Holding] 3:28
Pierre Plante, CHI [Roughing] 14:58
Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 14:58
2: Wayne Dillon, NYR [Hooking] 12:01
Doug Wilson, CHI [Cross checking] 18:37
3: Doug Wilson, CHI [Hooking] 12:05
Kirk Bowman, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:05
Mario Marois, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:05
Penalty time: CHI: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Johnston | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Stefanski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Hardy Astrom | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 6-13-10-29
NYR: 15- 2-11-28
Goalies: CHI: Eddie Johnston (L, 6-9-1)
NYR: Hardy Astrom (W, 2-2-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,390
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