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New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 9, 1978

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4

15-7-4

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7-13-7

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December 9, 1978

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
00:54	NYR		Pat Hickey (13)	Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg
10:56	NYR	PP	Ron Greschner (9)	Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous
14:12	NYR		Ron Duguay (8)	Dave Farrish, Nick Fotiu
15:28	DET		Bill Lochead (3)	Dennis Polonich
2nd Period
07:13	DET	PP	Dale McCourt (11)	Václav Nedomanský, Reed Larson
13:01	DET		Thommie Bergman (5)	John Taft, Nick Libett
3rd Period
00:42	DET		Danny Bolduc (1)	André St. Laurent, John Taft
10:46	NYR		Walt Tkaczuk (5)	Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers
16:46	DET		Danny Bolduc (2)	Nick Libett

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
04:29	NYR	Ulf Nilsson	Tripping	2 min
07:19	NYR	Mario Marois	Fighting	5 min
07:19	DET	Dennis Polonich	Fighting	5 min
09:59	DET	John Taft	Tripping	2 min
20:00	NYR	Mario Marois	Roughing	2 min
20:00	DET	André St. Laurent	Roughing	2 min
2nd Period
00:46	NYR	Dave Maloney	Interference	2 min
06:17	NYR	Dave Farrish	Hooking	2 min
08:28	NYR	John Davidson	Roughing	2 min
08:28	DET	Errol Thompson	High sticking	2 min
17:24	NYR	Ron Greschner	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
10:31	NYR	Pat Hickey	Roughing	2 min
10:31	DET	André St. Laurent	Roughing	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	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Ron Duguay	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	14.3
3	Phil Esposito	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Dave Farrish	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Nick Fotiu	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ron Greschner	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
7	Anders Hedberg	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Pat Hickey	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
9	Mike Korney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Mario Marois	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mike McEwen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Ulf Nilsson	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Dean Talafous	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	John Davidson	0	0	0		2				0	0			58:57
	TOTAL	4	8	12		19	3	1	0		30	13.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	John Davidson	L	5	35	30	.857	0	2	58:57

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	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Danny Bolduc	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	3	66.7
3	Mal Davis	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	John Hilworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Willie Huber	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Reed Larson	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
8	Nick Libett	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
9	Bill Lochead	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
10	Dale McCourt	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
11	Perry Miller	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
12	Václav Nedomanský	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Dennis Polonich	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
14	André St. Laurent	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	John Taft	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Errol Thompson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	8	13		13	4	1	0		35	14.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	W	4	30	26	.867	0	0	60:00

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