New York Rangers
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Minnesota North Stars
Dec 4, 1976 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
11 | 40 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
4 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:04 | MNS | Ernie Hicke (3) PP | Dwight Bialowas (8), Dean Talafous (10) | 0 - 1 |
| 04:12 | NYR | Steve Vickers (9) | Rod Gilbert (23), Wayne Dillon (10) | 1 - 1 |
| 10:04 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (13) | Wayne Dillon (11), Steve Vickers (12) | 2 - 1 |
| 12:32 | MNS | Roland Eriksson (9) | Glen Sharpley (6), Lou Nanne (3) | 2 - 2 |
| 14:47 | NYR | Don Murdoch (21) PP | Rod Gilbert (24), Mike McEwen (9) | 3 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:13 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (14) | Ron Greschner (12), Wayne Dillon (12) | 4 - 2 |
| 07:12 | NYR | Bill Goldsworthy (3) | Phil Esposito (18), Ken Hodge (15) | 5 - 2 |
| 07:48 | NYR | Don Murdoch (22) | Greg Polis (11), Walt Tkaczuk (16) | 6 - 2 |
| 09:38 | NYR | Nick Fotiu (1) | Pat Hickey (4), Pete Stemkowski (4) | 7 - 2 |
| 12:41 | MNS | Ernie Hicke (4) PP | Unassisted | 7 - 3 |
| 15:55 | NYR | Phil Esposito (12) PP | Ken Hodge (16) | 8 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:41 | NYR | Carol Vadnais (3) | Don Murdoch (10) | 9 - 3 |
| 10:05 | NYR | Pat Hickey (6) | Ken Hodge (17) | 10 - 3 |
| 18:25 | MNS | Tom Younghans (2) | Tim Young (22), Ernie Hicke (5) | 10 - 4 |
| 19:26 | NYR | Ken Hodge (9) PP | Don Murdoch (11), Rod Gilbert (25) | 11 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:44 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Cross checking | 2 |
| 14:28 | MNS | Steve Jensen | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:57 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Tripping | 2 |
| 11:25 | NYR | Bill Goldsworthy | Elbowing | 2 |
| 15:01 | MNS | Steve Jensen | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:02 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:12 | MNS | Bill Hogaboam | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:50 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Hooking | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Ernie Hicke |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Roland Eriksson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Dwight Bialowas |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Glen Sharpley |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lou Nanne |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Nick Beverley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Hicks |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Alex Pirus |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Tom Reid |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bill Hogaboam |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Steve Jensen |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Rich Nantais |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pete Lopresti |
21 | 17 | 4 | 30:22 | |
| 30 |  Gary Smith |
L | 19 | 12 | 7 | 29:38 |