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New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders Box Score: April 8, 1978

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New York Rangers

2

29-37-13

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7

47-17-15

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April 8, 1978

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
04:18	NYI		Mike Kaszycki (12)	Bob Nystrom, Stefan Persson
05:31	NYI	PP	Clark Gillies (34)	Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin
09:17	NYI		Bob Bourne (29)
12:50	NYI		Clark Gillies (35)	Bryan Trottier
18:03	NYI		Bob Nystrom (30)	Gerry Hart, Mike Kaszycki
2nd Period
00:38	NYI		Mike Bossy (53)	Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies
06:37	NYI	PP	Mike Kaszycki (13)	Stefan Persson, Bob Nystrom
3rd Period
05:41	NYR		Ron Greschner (23)	Dallas Smith, Pat Hickey
15:22	NYR	PP	Ron Greschner (24)	Pat Hickey, Steve Vickers

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:45	NYI	Wayne Merrick	Too many men on the ice	2 min
04:36	NYR	Dallas Smith	Elbowing	2 min
06:14	NYR	Dan Newman	Roughing	2 min
06:14	NYI	Pat Price	Roughing	2 min
2nd Period
02:43	NYI	Bert Marshall	Tripping	2 min
04:22	NYR	Don Murdoch	Hooking	2 min
04:44	NYR	Don Awrey	Holding	2 min
14:12	NYI	Dave Lewis	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
06:35	NYI	Mike Kaszycki	Hooking	2 min
12:51	NYI	Billy Harris	Tripping	2 min
14:15	NYI	Dave Lewis	Closing hand on puck	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	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Wayne Dillon	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ron Duguay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Phil Esposito	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Dave Farrish	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Ron Greschner	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	40.0
8	Mark Heaslip	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Greg Hickey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Pat Hickey	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Mario Marois	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Don Murdoch	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	Dan Newman	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Dallas Smith	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	John Davidson	0	0	0		0				0	0			6:14
19	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			53:46
	TOTAL	2	4	6		8	1	1	0		28	7.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	John Davidson		2	5	3	.600	0	0	6:14
2	Wayne Thomas	L	5	38	33	.868	0	0	53:46

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Bossy	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
2	Bob Bourne	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	50.0
3	Clark Gillies	2	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	50.0
4	Billy Harris	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Gerry Hart	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
6	Lorne Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Mike Kaszycki	2	1	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	4	50.0
8	Dave Lewis	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
9	Bert Marshall	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	Alex McKendry	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
11	Wayne Merrick	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Bob Nystrom	1	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
13	Stefan Persson	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Denis Potvin	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Pat Price	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Bryan Trottier	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Ed Westfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Glenn Resch	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	7	11	18		12	5	2	0		43	16.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Glenn Resch	W	2	28	26	.929	0	0	60:00

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