NHL game summary from November 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (7-1-3) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Los Angeles Kings (4-6-0) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Butch Goring 9 (Glenn Goldup), 4:32 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 2 (Walt Tkaczuk), 10:04 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 10 (Mike Murphy), 14:01 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 4 (Anders Hedberg, Ron Greschner), 16:31 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 5, 18:04 |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 4 (Lucien DeBlois, Phil Esposito), 6:19 - PP |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 2 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), 8:27 - SH | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 3 (Ron Duguay), 13:48 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 3 (Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous), 15:16 | |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 3 (Nick Beverley, Randy Manery), 18:25 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking, Roughing] 15:32 |
| Mike Korney, NYR [Roughing double minor] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 2:54 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 3:53 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 7:57 | |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Interference] 15:54 | |
| 3: | Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 4:27 |
| Mike Korney, NYR [Holding] 8:03 | |
| John Davidson, NYR [Delay of game] 10:04 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Interference] 11:40 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 16:41 |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 37 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-13-13-37
LA : 10- 7- 7-24
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 5-0-2)
LA : Ron Grahame (L, 2-5-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 10,625
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