Friday, December 22, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
Red Wings 2 at Rangers 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:16
Dennis Polonich (4) Perry Miller (2), Thommie Bergman (11) DET 1 – 0 NYR
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9:49
Pat Hickey (15) PPG Carol Vadnais (16), Anders Hedberg (19) DET 1 – 1 NYR
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16:19
Pat Hickey (16) SHG Dave Maloney (6) DET 1 – 2 NYR
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18:51
Dan Bolduc (5) SHG Vaclav Nedomansky (17), Reed Larson (18) DET 2 – 2 NYR
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19:55
Phil Esposito (16) PPG Ron Greschner (24), Pat Hickey (18) DET 2 – 3 NYR
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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19:21
Phil Esposito (17) Ron Duguay (17), Mario Marois (6) DET 2 – 4 NYR
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Nedomansky C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Perry Miller D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0.85 |
| Dan Bolduc R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Reed Larson D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.48 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.45 |
| Thommie Bergman D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Andre St. Laurent C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Errol Thompson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| John Hilworth D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Fern LeBlanc C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robert Plumb L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Dan Labraaten L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Paul Woods C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| John Taft D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Willie Huber D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 59:26 | 0.65 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hickey L | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2.58 |
| Phil Esposito C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.65 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 1.15 |
| Ron Greschner D | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0.85 |
| Ron Duguay C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Anders Hedberg R | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Dave Maloney D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.40 |
| Dean Talafous C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Mario Marois D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.03 |
| Lucien DeBlois C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pierre Plante R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike McEwen D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ulf Nilsson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Dave Farrish D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | -0.23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 59:58 | 0.20 |