New York Rangers
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Minnesota North Stars
Oct 12, 1976 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
10 | 49 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
4 | 29 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:12 | NYR | Pat Hickey (1) | Carol Vadnais (4), Ken Hodge (3) | 1 - 0 |
| 01:37 | MNS | Bill Hogaboam (1) | Glen Sharpley (1), Steve Jensen (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 05:15 | NYR | Ken Hodge (3) | Ron Greschner (1), Dave Farrish (3) | 2 - 1 |
| 06:02 | NYR | Greg Polis (2) | Mike McEwen (2), Walt Tkaczuk (2) | 3 - 1 |
| 12:14 | MNS | Roland Eriksson (1) | Fred Barrett (1), Steve Jensen (2) | 3 - 2 |
| 13:10 | NYR | Ken Hodge (4) | Pat Hickey (1), Phil Esposito (3) | 4 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:23 | NYR | Don Murdoch (4) | Dan Newman (1), Pete Stemkowski (1) | 5 - 2 |
| 09:46 | MNS | Glen Sharpley (1) | Steve Jensen (3), Bill Hogaboam (1) | 5 - 3 |
| 11:31 | MNS | Tim Young (5) PP | Pierre Jarry (4), Dean Talafous (1) | 5 - 4 |
| 12:31 | NYR | Don Murdoch (5) | Walt Tkaczuk (3), Greg Polis (2) | 6 - 4 |
| 19:50 | NYR | Don Murdoch (6) PP | Carol Vadnais (5), Ken Hodge (4) | 7 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:28 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (1) | Pete Stemkowski (2), Dan Newman (2) | 8 - 4 |
| 17:32 | NYR | Don Murdoch (7) | Walt Tkaczuk (4), Greg Polis (3) | 9 - 4 |
| 19:55 | NYR | Don Murdoch (8) | Unassisted | 10 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:44 | NYR | Greg Polis | Hooking | 2 |
| 06:39 | MNS | Dennis O'Brien | Hooking | 2 |
| 07:52 | MNS | Lou Nanne | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:26 | MNS | Tim Young | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:25 | MNS | Dennis O'Brien | Fighting | 5 |
| 18:25 | MNS | Dennis O'Brien | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 18:25 | MNS | Tom Younghans | Interference | 2 |
| 18:25 | NYR | Wayne Dillon | Fighting | 5 |
| 18:25 | NYR | Wayne Dillon | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 18:25 | NYR | Wayne Dillon | Gross misconduct | 10 |
| 18:25 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:06 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:06 | MNS | Tim Young | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:53 | MNS | Tom Younghans | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:53 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Cross checking | 2 |
| 18:53 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:51 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Tripping | 2 |
| 14:48 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Boarding | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Nick Beverley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mark Heaslip |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Gilles Gratton |
W | 29 | 25 | 4 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Steve Jensen |
L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Glen Sharpley |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bill Hogaboam |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Roland Eriksson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Pierre Jarry |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Dwight Bialowas |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Hicks |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ernie Hicke |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Alex Pirus |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Tom Reid |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lou Nanne |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gary Smith |
L | 49 | 39 | 10 | 60:00 |