New York Rangers
at
Boston Bruins
Dec 23, 1976 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
3 | 27 |
| Boston Bruins |
3 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:11 | BOS | Earl Anderson (2) | Matti Hagman (5), Don Marcotte (10) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:43 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (5) | Don Marcotte (11), Gregg Sheppard (19) | 0 - 2 |
| 07:44 | NYR | Don Murdoch (26) | Phil Esposito (24), Mike McEwen (14) | 1 - 2 |
| 15:45 | NYR | Don Murdoch (27) | Walt Tkaczuk (20), Greg Polis (15) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:15 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (13) | Unassisted | 2 - 3 |
| 12:40 | NYR | Steve Vickers (11) | Wayne Dillon (15) | 3 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:56 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Interference | 2 |
| 06:40 | BOS | Bobby Schmautz | High sticking | 2 |
| 06:40 | BOS | Rick Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 06:40 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | High sticking | 2 |
| 06:40 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Misconduct | 10 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:15 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Misconduct | 10 |
| 07:29 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:29 | NYR | Don Murdoch | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:29 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 12:35 | BOS | Brad Park | High sticking | 2 |
| 12:35 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | High sticking | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Gilles Gratton |
T | 31 | 28 | 3 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Earl Anderson |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Matti Hagman |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Gregg Sheppard |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bobby Schmautz |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Hank Nowak |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Cheevers |
T | 27 | 24 | 3 | 60:00 |