NHL game summary from October 19, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-0-3) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (1-2-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: DET, Thommie Bergman 1, 10:53
3: DET, Dennis Hextall 2 (Reed Larson, Thommie Bergman), 9:35
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 1 (Mike McEwen, Pierre Plante), 16:29 - PP
NYR, Lucien DeBlois 1 (Pat Hickey, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:21
Penalties:
1: Mike Korney, NYR [Holding] 4:11
Willie Huber, DET [Slashing] 10:35
2: John Davidson, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:11
Dave Hanson, DET [Fighting] 9:18
Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 9:18
Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Holding] 16:35
Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 19:41
3: Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 16:25
Penalty time: NYR: 11 minutes
DET: 11 minutes
| 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 3- 7-17
DET: 8-13-10-31
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (T, 1-0-2)
DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 0-1-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,172
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