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New York Rangers vs. Minnesota North Stars Box Score: January 4, 1978

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5

13-16-9

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3

9-23-4

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January 4, 1978

Arena: Metropolitan Sports Center

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
00:20	NYR		Walt Tkaczuk (16)	Don Murdoch
04:04	NYR		Ron Duguay (7)	Greg Polis
08:40	MNS		Dean Talafous (8)	Pierre Jarry, Brad Maxwell
17:00	NYR	PP	Phil Esposito (15)	Pat Hickey, Mike McEwen
2nd Period
02:26	NYR		Walt Tkaczuk (17)	Dallas Smith, Dave Maloney
3rd Period
06:06	MNS	PP	Roland Eriksson (10)	Pierre Jarry, Dean Talafous
16:08	MNS		Roland Eriksson (11)	Brad Maxwell
17:08	NYR		Lucien DeBlois (16)	Greg Polis, Ron Duguay

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
09:31	NYR	Mike McEwen	Hooking	2 min
16:12	MNS	Pierre Jarry	Broken stick	2 min
19:25	MNS	Jerry Engele	Slashing	2 min
2nd Period
05:40	NYR	Dallas Smith	Slashing	2 min
07:24	NYR	Wayne Thomas	Roughing	2 min
08:15	MNS	Brad Maxwell	Hooking	2 min
12:56	NYR	Mike McEwen	Interference	2 min
3rd Period
04:45	NYR	Mike McEwen	Holding	2 min
06:06	NYR	Wayne Thomas	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2 min

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Don Awrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lucien DeBlois	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
3	Wayne Dillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Ron Duguay	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
5	Phil Esposito	1	0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
6	Nick Fotiu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Pat Hickey	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Eddie Johnstone	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Dave Maloney	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mike McEwen	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
11	Don Murdoch	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
12	Dan Newman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Greg Polis	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Dallas Smith	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	6	33.3
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		4				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	8	13		12	4	1	0		28	17.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Wayne Thomas	W	3	37	34	.919	0	4	60:00

Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Kent-Erik Andersson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Fred Barrett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Harvey Bennett	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Per-Olov Brasar	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jerry Engele	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	Roland Eriksson	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8	25.0
7	Doug Hicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Pierre Jarry	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Steve Jensen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Brad Maxwell	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
11	Lou Nanne	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Alex Pirus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Glen Sharpley	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
14	Dean Talafous	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
15	Tim Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
16	Tom Younghans	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Ron Zanussi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Pete LoPresti	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	3	5	8		6	2	1	0		37	8.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Pete LoPresti	L	5	28	23	.821	0	0	60:00

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