Scoring Summary

1st Period

Dennis Polonich (4)

Perry Miller (2), Thommie Bergman (11)

1-0 DET

Score

06:16

Time

Pat Hickey (15) (pp)

Carol Vadnais (16), Anders Hedberg (19)

1-1 Tied

Score

09:49

Time

Pat Hickey (16)

Dave Maloney (6)

2-1 NYR

Score

16:19

Time

Dan Bolduc (5)

Vaclav Nedomansky (17), Reed Larson (18)

2-2 Tied

Score

18:51

Time

Phil Esposito (16) (pp)

Ron Greschner (24), Pat Hickey (18)

3-2 NYR

Score

19:55

Time

3rd Period

Phil Esposito (17)

Ron Duguay (17), Mario Marois (6)

4-2 NYR

Score

19:21

Time

Penalties

1st Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	03:48	Mario Marois – slashing (2 min)
	04:14	Reed Larson – fighting (5 min)
	04:14	Dave Maloney – fighting (5 min)
	09:15	Thommie Bergman – holding (2 min)
	10:41	Thommie Bergman – holding (2 min)
	11:32	Willie Huber – high-sticking (2 min)
	11:32	Willie Huber – fighting (5 min)
	11:32	Steve Vickers – high-sticking (2 min)
	11:32	Steve Vickers – fighting (5 min)
	15:17	Perry Miller – roughing (2 min)
	15:17	Ron Duguay – cross-checking (2 min)
	15:17	Ron Duguay – roughing (2 min)
	18:13	Dan Labraaten – tripping (2 min)

2nd Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	03:59	Lucien DeBlois – slashing (2 min)
	15:42	Dave Farrish – slashing (2 min)

3rd Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	04:14	Mike McEwen – hooking (2 min)
	08:02	Dennis Polonich – hooking (2 min)
	19:46	Dennis Polonich – fighting (5 min)
	19:46	Mario Marois – fighting (5 min)

Season Series: 1-1-2

DET 3

NYR 3

FINALBoxscoreOCT 18

DET 2

NYR 2

FINALBoxscoreOCT 19

DET 5

NYR 4

FINALBoxscoreDEC 9

DET 2

NYR 4

FINALBoxscoreDEC 22

As of December 22, 1978

All-Time vs DET

Overall: 168-214-87-2
At NYR: 107-77-51-0

Last 10 vs DET

Overall: 5-2-3-0
At NYR: 6-2-2-0