NHL game summary from October 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (1-2-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (1-0-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 3 (Phil Esposito, Dean Talafous), 3:23 |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 2 (Nick Libett, Dennis Hextall), 2:55 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 3 (Thommie Bergman), 4:15 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 2 (Mike McEwen), 14:17 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 1 (Fern LeBlanc, Willie Huber), 3:48 |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 1 (Pierre Plante), 6:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 14:21 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Roughing double minor] 14:21 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Tripping] 15:29 | |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 16:14 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Cross checking] 19:10 | |
| 2: | Paul Woods, DET [Hooking] 4:24 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 6:51 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 7:43 | |
| 3: | Pierre Plante, NYR [Holding] 9:54 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Delay of game] 11:26 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 14:22 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 14:22 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 18:07 |
Penalty time: DET: 17 minutes
NYR: 17 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 9- 8-24
NYR: 11-11-11-33
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 1-1-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 0-0-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,970
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