January 15th 1978 - Cincinnati Stingers vs Quebec Nordiques

Sunday, January 15th

Standings

Defeated Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Coliseum

7th

The Nordiques got on the board first with a goal by Paulin Bordeleau at 7:26 when he carried the puck into the Stinger zone. He held off a check and blasted an angled wrist shot high enough to fool Stinger goalie Norm LaPointe. The Stingers had trouble early in the contest, missing on passes and fumbling when they tried to leave their own zone. But once they settled down they started to pressure Quebec and finally scored at 11:35. Hugh Harris carried the puck through center ice and slipped a pass into the Nordiques zone, leading Dennis Abgrall onto Nordiques goalie Jim Crosi. Abgrall then faked and put a backhanded shot into the net.

The play between both teams really picked up in the second period, seeing three goals scored between both teams. The first came from Rich Leduc at 1:54 on a nice play with Rick Dudley skating with the puck into the Quebec zone. He then passed to Peter Marsh in the slot and took a shot. The puck was blocked but Leduc sweeped in and batted in the rebound. One minute later the Nordiques tied the game up when Matti Magnan sent the puck in front for Marc Tardiff to score as the Stingers were unable to clear the zone. The Stinger scored again when Abgrall broke into the Nordique's zone, two-on-one with Hugh Harris with Abgrall getting the puck in front. Abgrall faked Corsi with a forehand and scored with a backhanded shot.

The Stingers continued to score in the second period when Brian Coates let go with a hard angle shot from the left side. He surprised Nordiques goalkeeper Corsi as the puck found the far corner of the net stick side. Despite the Stingers drawing double minors, Cincinnati went ahead and scored anyway. Dudley intercepted a Nordiques pass, got the puck to Leduc and the two skated into the Nordiques end. Leduc then fed Dudley from right in front for the goal at 16:13.

In the third period the Nordiques scored when Warren Miller took a rebound from a failed Gary Lariviere shot. Miller slipped it in the net from right in front. But Cincinnati added an insurance goal when Jamie Hislop knocked one in the net at 13:25.

Cincinnati	-	1	4	1	-	6
Quebec	-	1	1	1	-	3

FIRST PERIOD

GOALS - QUE: P. Bordeleau (Dube, Boudrias) 7:26. CIN: Abgrall (Harris) 8:35.

PENALTIES - CIN: Larose (roughing) :41. QUE: Baxter (roughing) :41. CIN: Deadmarsh (tripping) 4:39. QUE: Lariviere (tripping) 19:54.

SECOND PERIOD

GOALS - CIN: Leduc (Marsh, Dudley) 1:54. QUE: Tardiff (Magnan, Miller) 2:54. CIN: Abgrall (Harris, Plumb) 4:15. CIN: Coates (Hislop, Baltimore) 13:43. CIN: Dudley (Leduc) 16:13.

PENALTIES - CIN: Coates (holding) 5:07. CIN: Harris (holding & unsportsmanlike conduct) 15:49.

THIRD PERIOD

GOALS - QUE: Miller (Lariviere, Tardiff) 1:12. CIN: Hislop (Harris) 13:25.

PENALTIES - CIN: Baltimore (interference) 6:26. QUE: Morris (high sticking) 6:26. CIN: Deadmarsh (holding) 6:36. CIN: LaPointe (slashing) 10:28. QUE: Morris (slashing) 10:28.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Cincinnati	-	10	10	11	-	31
Quebec	-	12	11	14	-	37

GOALTENDERS - CIN: LaPointe. QUE: Corsi, Brodrick.

ATTENDANCE - 7,267

REFEREE - Peter Moffat