NHL game summary from November 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (9-11-3) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-12-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: NYR, Rod Gilbert 11 (Carol Vadnais, Bill Goldsworthy), 9:14 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 12 (Wayne Dillon, Steve Vickers), 11:50
2: NYR, Don Murdoch 18 (Greg Polis), 18:20
3: NYR, Phil Esposito 10 (Ken Hodge, Ron Greschner), 2:11
NYR, Steve Vickers 8 (Walt Tkaczuk, Rod Gilbert), 3:57 - PP
Penalties:
1: Jim Nahrgang, DET [Hooking] 4:24
Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 8:20
Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 12:56
2: Dan Maloney, DET [Hooking] 4:25
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 10:34
Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 11:42
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 19:26
3: Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Hooking] 3:16
Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 7:50
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Brian McCutcheon | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 9- 5-20
DET: 8-12-11-31
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 5-4-3)
DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 6-7-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 11,217
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