NHL game summary from October 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (0-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (1-0-1) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 2 (Mario Marois, Walt Tkaczuk), 3:07 |
| 2: | COL, | Larry Skinner 1 (John Van Boxmeer, Randy Pierce), 11:36 - PP |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 1 (Pierre Plante, Mike McEwen), 15:17 |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 1 (Pat Hickey, Walt Tkaczuk), 18:03 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 1, 19:47 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Davidson, NYR [Delay of game] 8:45 |
| Larry Skinner, COL [Holding] 18:54 | |
| 2: | Mike Korney, NYR [Holding] 6:26 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 9:59 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:00 | |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Slashing] 12:00 | |
| Nelson Pyatt, COL [Holding] 16:05 | |
| 3: | Clayton Pachal, COL [Hi-sticking] 10:38 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 15:38 |
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Messier | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 13 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 13 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 4- 8- 1-13
NYR: 12-11- 8-31
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 0-2-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,321
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