NHL game summary from October 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (4-1-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (4-3-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: NYR, Anders Hedberg 3 (Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner), 17:28
2: no scoring
3: MTL, Guy Lafleur 3 (Pierre Larouche, Guy Lapointe), 4:58
NYR, Steve Vickers 3 (Ron Greschner, Lucien DeBlois), 10:00
Penalties:
1: Nick Fotiu, NYR [Interference] 4:25
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Roughing] 6:21
Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 6:21
Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 7:59
Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 12:24
2: Mike Korney, NYR [Holding] 0:08
Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 14:24
3: none
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 9-12-28
MTL: 12-10- 9-31
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 1-1-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,770
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