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Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers Box Score: October 18, 1978

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3

1-2-1

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October 18, 1978

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
03:23	NYR		Mike McEwen (3)	Phil Esposito, Dean Talafous
2nd Period
02:55	DET		Václav Nedomanský (2)	Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett
04:15	DET		Dale McCourt (3)	Thommie Bergman
14:17	NYR		Ron Duguay (2)	Mike McEwen
3rd Period
03:48	DET		Dennis Hextall (1)	Fern LeBlanc, Willie Huber
06:19	NYR		Dean Talafous (1)	Pierre Plante

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
14:21	DET	Perry Miller	Roughing	2 min
14:21	NYR	Greg Polis	Roughing	2 min
14:21	NYR	Greg Polis	Roughing	2 min
15:29	DET	Errol Thompson	Tripping	2 min
16:14	NYR	Ulf Nilsson	Tripping	2 min
19:10	DET	Nick Libett	Cross checking	2 min
2nd Period
04:24	DET	Paul Woods	Hooking	2 min
06:51	NYR	Ron Greschner	Tripping	2 min
07:43	DET	Paul Woods	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
09:54	NYR	Pierre Plante	Holding	2 min
11:26	NYR	Mario Marois	Delay of game	2 min
14:22	NYR	Ron Greschner	Fighting	5 min
14:22	DET	Perry Miller	Fighting	5 min
18:07	DET	Thommie Bergman	Hooking	2 min

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Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Thommie Bergman	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Al Cameron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
3	Dave Hanson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Terry Harper	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Dennis Hextall	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
6	Willie Huber	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
8	Reed Larson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Fern LeBlanc	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Nick Libett	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Dale McCourt	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
12	Perry Miller	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0
13	Václav Nedomanský	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
14	Brent Peterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	André St. Laurent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Errol Thompson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			59:54
	TOTAL	3	5	8		17	3	0	0		24	12.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	T	3	33	30	.909	0	0	59:54

New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
2	Ron Duguay	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
3	Phil Esposito	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
4	Dave Farrish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Nick Fotiu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ron Greschner	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Anders Hedberg	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
8	Pat Hickey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Mario Marois	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Mike McEwen	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
12	Ulf Nilsson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Pierre Plante	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Greg Polis	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Dean Talafous	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
16	Walt Tkaczuk	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	3	4	7		17	3	0	0		33	9.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Wayne Thomas	T	3	24	21	.875	0	0	60:00

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