NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-7-4) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-13-7) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 13 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), :54 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 9 (Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous), 10:56 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 8 (Dave Farrish, Nick Fotiu), 14:12 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 3 (Dennis Polonich), 15:28 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 11 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 7:13 - PP |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 5 (John Taft, Nick Libett), 13:01 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Bolduc 1 (Andre St. Laurent, John Taft), :42 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 5 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 10:46 | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 2 (Nick Libett), 16:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 4:29 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 7:19 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 7:19 | |
| John Taft, DET [Tripping] 9:59 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Interference] 0:46 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 6:17 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:28 | |
| John Davidson, NYR [Roughing] 8:28 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 17:24 | |
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 10:31 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Roughing] 10:31 |
Penalty time: NYR: 19 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13- 7-10-30
DET: 9-17- 9-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 7-4-2)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 4-8-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,214
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