NHL game summary from November 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (8-1-3) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (5-7-1) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 4 (Ron Greschner), 1:25 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 4 (Ron Duguay, Dave Farrish), 4:35 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Kearns 2 (Dennis Ververgaert, Pit Martin), 6:12 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 1 (Roland Eriksson, Ron Sedlbauer), 19:09 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Farrish 1 (Ron Duguay, Phil Esposito), 7:21 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 3 (Pat Hickey), 9:34 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 4 (Phil Esposito), 2:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Slashing] 10:23 |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Slashing] 10:23 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 13:21 | |
| 2: | Anders Hedberg, NYR [Slashing] 10:56 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 18:50 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 18:50 | |
| 3: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Roughing] 2:00 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Roughing double minor] 2:00 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 10:57 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Roughing] 10:57 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Delay of game] 16:17 |
Penalty time: NYR: 17 minutes
VAN: 13 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-11-11-29
VAN: 13- 4- 7-24
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 3-1-1)
VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 3-4-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,562
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