New York Rangers
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 30, 1977 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
3 | 32 |
| Washington Capitals |
3 | 36 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:03 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (15) PP | Mike McEwen (5), Ron Greschner (21) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:35 | NYR | Pat Hickey (18) PP | Mike McEwen (6), Carol Vadnais (25) | 2 - 0 |
| 08:39 | WSH | Tom Rowe (3) | Bryan Watson (7) | 2 - 1 |
| 12:34 | WSH | Guy Charron (15) | Tom Rowe (2) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:25 | NYR | Steve Vickers (10) | Lucien DeBlois (3), Walt Tkaczuk (17) | 3 - 2 |
| 10:15 | WSH | Tom Rowe (4) | Unassisted | 3 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:11 | WSH | Mike Marson | Charging | 5 |
| 05:39 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Fighting | 5 |
| 05:39 | WSH | Gord Lane | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:16 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Holding | 2 |
| 07:24 | WSH | Guy Charron | Tripping | 2 |
| 11:37 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 12:21 | NYR | Dallas Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 12:21 | WSH | Bryan Watson | High sticking | 2 |
| 13:56 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Delaying game | 2 |
| 16:30 | NYR | Dallas Smith | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:30 | NYR | Dallas Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:30 | WSH | Mike Marson | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:30 | WSH | Mike Marson | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:25 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:47 | WSH | Larry Bolonchuk | Interference | 2 |
| 13:24 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:09 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:09 | WSH | Mike Marson | Fighting | 5 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
T | 36 | 33 | 3 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Larry Bolonchuk |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dave Forbes |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Mike Marson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Craig Patrick |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Douglas Patey |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Eddy Godin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ron Lalonde |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bill Collins |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Bernie Wolfe |
T | 32 | 29 | 3 | 60:00 |