NHL game summary from December 10, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (15-10-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (15-8-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | PHI, | Blake Dunlop 8 (Dave Hoyda, Reggie Leach), 1:34 |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 14, 12:53 - SH |
| 3: | PHI, | Blake Dunlop 9 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 11:00 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 15 (Bobby Clarke), 16:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Saleski, PHI [Hi-sticking] 4:06 |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Interference] 7:50 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Boarding] 13:07 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 13:29 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Holding] 15:52 | |
| 2: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 6:49 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 9:13 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Attempt to injure] 9:50 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Spearing major] 9:50 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 9:50 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 12:46 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference] 13:19 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Holding] 13:54 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 8:57 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 8:57 | |
| Mike Korney, NYR [Tripping] 9:50 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 13:02 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 13:02 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 13:02 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 19:01 |
Penalty time: PHI: 32 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 7-10-12-29
NYR: 6-12-10-28
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 11-8-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 6-4-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,413
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