Cleveland Barons
at
New York Rangers
Dec 23, 1977 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Barons |
4 | 26 |
| New York Rangers |
5 | 23 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:51 | NYR | Greg Polis (6) | Unassisted | 0 - 1 |
| 03:20 | CLE | Dennis Maruk (17) | Greg Smith (13) | 1 - 1 |
| 08:33 | NYR | Ron Duguay (6) | Greg Polis (10) | 1 - 2 |
| 13:41 | NYR | Don Murdoch (12) | Steve Vickers (24), Wayne Dillon (2) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:32 | CLE | Bob Murdoch (7) | Dave Gardner (7), Fred Ahern Jr (3) | 2 - 3 |
| 13:22 | NYR | Wayne Dillon (2) | Don Murdoch (16), Carol Vadnais (22) | 2 - 4 |
| 15:11 | CLE | Kris Manery (12) | Dennis Maruk (8), Mike Fidler (12) | 3 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:20 | CLE | Ken Kuzyk (3) | Randy Holt (2), Rick Shinske (5) | 4 - 4 |
| 10:17 | NYR | Pat Hickey (17) | Phil Esposito (25), Ron Greschner (20) | 4 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:26 | CBN | Randy Holt | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:29 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Cross checking | 2 |
| 14:49 | CBN | Greg Smith | Fighting | 5 |
| 14:49 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:28 | CBN | Kris Manery | Tripping | 2 |
Cleveland Barons
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ken Kuzyk |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Kris Manery |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Murdoch |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Mike Fidler |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Rick Shinske |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Dave Gardner |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Fred Ahern Jr |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Randy Holt |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bob Stewart |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Walt McKechnie |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Mike Crombeen |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Rick Hampton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Mike Christie |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gary Edwards |
L | 23 | 18 | 5 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doug Soetaert |
W | 26 | 22 | 4 | 60:00 |