Wednesday, March 8, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
Barons 1 at Rangers 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
8:41
Pat Hickey
(36)
Unassisted
CLE 0 – 1 NYR
2nd Period
-
17:16
Dan Newman
(4)
Mark Heaslip (5), Ron Greschner (33)
CLE 0 – 2 NYR
3rd Period
-
6:22
Ron Duguay
(14)
Carol Vadnais (37), Wayne Dillon (6)
CLE 0 – 3 NYR
-
8:24
John Baby
(1)
Chuck Arnason (17), Dave Gardner (25)
CLE 1 – 3 NYR
-
12:24
Don Murdoch
(23)
PPG
Phil Esposito (35), Mike McEwen (12)
CLE 1 – 4 NYR
-
13:31
Don Murdoch
(24)
Walt Tkaczuk (29)
CLE 1 – 5 NYR
-
19:41
Don Murdoch
(25)
SHG
Phil Esposito (36)
CLE 1 – 6 NYR
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baby D | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Chuck Arnason R | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Dave Gardner C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Rick Shinske C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Jodzio R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Fidler L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Kris Manery R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Rick Hampton D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.60 |
| Randy Holt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.75 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | L | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 60:00 | -1.80 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Murdoch R | 3 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 3.00 |
| Phil Esposito C | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1.40 |
| Pat Hickey L | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 1.28 |
| Ron Duguay C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 1.20 |
| Wayne Dillon C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Dan Newman R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Mike McEwen D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Mark Heaslip R | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Ron Greschner D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0.70 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Dave Farrish D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.45 |
| Dave Maloney D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.07 |
| Eddie Johnstone R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | W | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 60:00 | 0.95 |