New York Rangers
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 28, 1976 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
5 | 45 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 | 16 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:34 | WSH | Rick Bragnalo (7) | Gerry Meehan (11), Bryan Watson (4) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:14 | WSH | Tony White (4) SH | Gord Smith (9), Bill Collins (5) | 0 - 2 |
| 10:32 | NYR | Steve Vickers (12) | Wayne Dillon (16), Rod Gilbert (34) | 1 - 2 |
| 15:28 | NYR | Ken Hodge (11) | Ron Greschner (15), Bill Goldsworthy (8) | 2 - 2 |
| 19:56 | NYR | Phil Esposito (17) | Bill Goldsworthy (9), Dave Farrish (10) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:25 | NYR | Phil Esposito (18) | Mike McEwen (15) | 4 - 2 |
| 15:39 | NYR | Greg Polis (10) | Don Murdoch (15), Walt Tkaczuk (21) | 5 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:58 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Roughing double minor | 4 |
| 11:58 | WSH | Gord Smith | Roughing | 2 |
| 13:30 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Cross checking | 2 |
| 17:40 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:54 | WSH | Ron Lalonde | Hooking | 2 |
| 12:24 | NYR | Greg Polis | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:24 | NYR | Phil Esposito | High sticking | 2 |
| 00:24 | WSH | Gord Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:34 | WSH | Ron Lalonde | Hooking | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Doug Jarrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Gilles Gratton |
W | 16 | 14 | 2 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Rick Bragnalo |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Tony White |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bill Collins |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Yvon Labre |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Douglas Patey |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ron Lalonde |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Hartland Monahan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Paul Nicholson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Ron Low |
L | 45 | 40 | 5 | 60:00 |