All NHL game summaries from April 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (31-39-13) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (46-20-17) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 2, 8:04 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 1 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 14:23 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 2 (Derek Smith, Jerry Korab), 16:56 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 2 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 19:18 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 2 (Jerry Korab, Rick Martin), 10:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 0:31 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 0:31 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Interference] 1:53 | |
| Dan Newman, NYR [Hooking] 10:34 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Slashing] 10:34 | |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Tripping] 13:57 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 15:22 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Interference] 16:04 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Holding] 18:56 | |
| 2: | Don Awrey, NYR [Holding] 14:10 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 18:59 | |
| 3: | Gary McAdam, BUF [Fighting] 9:14 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 9:14 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:07 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Game misconduct] 19:07 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Fighting] 19:53 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Fighting] 19:53 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 19:53 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Fighting] 19:53 |
Penalty time: NYR: 34 minutes
BUF: 44 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 3- 6- 8-17
BUF: 15-15-12-42
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 1-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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