Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Dec 21, 1977 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 29 | |
| 5 | 29 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:29 | NYR | Steve Vickers (7) | Walt Tkaczuk (15), Mike McEwen (4) | 0 - 1 |
| 05:04 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (14) PP | Steve Vickers (23), Ron Greschner (19) | 0 - 2 |
| 10:24 | NYR | Pat Hickey (15) | Eddie Johnstone (8), Carol Vadnais (21) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:16 | WSH | Guy Charron (13) | Bob Girard (6), Gord Smith (3) | 1 - 3 |
| 01:15 | WSH | Guy Charron (14) | Bob Girard (7), Bob Sirois (12) | 2 - 3 |
| 12:04 | WSH | Bill Collins (5) | Gord Smith (4), Craig Patrick (3) | 3 - 3 |
| 15:15 | WSH | Eddy Godin (2) | Gerry Meehan (9), Robert Picard (9) | 4 - 3 |
| 15:39 | WSH | Eddy Godin (3) | Gerry Meehan (10) | 5 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:08 | NYR | Steve Vickers (8) | Walt Tkaczuk (16), Dave Maloney (13) | 5 - 4 |
| 15:15 | NYR | Pat Hickey (16) | Eddie Johnstone (9) | 5 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:03 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Fighting | 5 |
| 01:03 | WSH | Gord Lane | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:59 | WSH | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 06:52 | WSH | Larry Bolonchuk | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 16:46 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:46 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:46 | WSH | Gord Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:30 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Roughing | 2 |
| 02:30 | WSH | Gord Smith | Roughing | 2 |
| 02:30 | WSH | Gord Smith | Slashing | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T | 29 | 24 | 5 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 40:00 | ||
| 1 | T | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20:00 |