Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Dec 31, 1977 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 35 |
| New York Rangers |
2 | 36 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:10 | BUF | Andre Savard (6) | Rick Martin (20), Bill Hajt (8) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:32 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (15) | Carol Vadnais (26), Ron Duguay (9) | 1 - 1 |
| 15:26 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (25) | Lee Fogolin (9) | 2 - 1 |
| 16:53 | NYR | Pat Hickey (19) | Carol Vadnais (27), Phil Esposito (27) | 2 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 17:06 | NYR | Don Awrey | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:26 | BUF | Danny Gare | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:26 | NYR | Dallas Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:09 | BUF | Richie Dunn | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:09 | NYR | Don Murdoch | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 17:31 | BUF | Andre Savard | Hooking | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Andre Savard |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Lee Fogolin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jerry Korab |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Gary McAdam |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Bill Stewart |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Ron Schock |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Derek Smith |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Don Edwards |
T | 36 | 34 | 2 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
T | 35 | 33 | 2 | 60:00 |