NHL game summary from November 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (6-1-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-8-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: NYR, Steve Vickers 4 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Greschner), 12:21 - PP
NYR, Dave Maloney 1 (Greg Polis), 13:45
2: no scoring
3: NYR, Ron Duguay 3 (Pierre Plante), 19:31 - EN
Penalties:
1: Andy Spruce, COL [Hooking] 8:46
Kevin Krook, COL [Tripping] 11:41
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 16:39
Ron Delorme, COL [Hi-sticking] 18:15
Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:15
2: Joe Watson, COL [Tripping] 10:13
Greg Polis, NYR [Hooking] 12:42
3: Pierre Plante, NYR [Tripping] 9:40
Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 12:40
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
COL: 8 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Krook | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 8-10-27
COL: 12- 5- 9-26
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 2-1-1)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 5,743
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