NHL game summary from December 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (12-11-4) |
3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
 Minnesota North Stars (6-16-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 3 (Dean Talafous, Dwight Bialowas), 3:04 - PP |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 9 (Rod Gilbert, Wayne Dillon), 4:12 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 13 (Wayne Dillon, Steve Vickers), 10:04 | |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 9 (Lou Nanne, Glen Sharpley), 12:32 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 21 (Rod Gilbert, Mike McEwen), 14:47 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 14 (Ron Greschner), 1:13 |
| NYR, | Bill Goldsworthy 3 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 7:12 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 22 (Greg Polis, Walt Tkaczuk), 7:48 | |
| NYR, | Nick Fotiu 1 (Pat Hickey, Pete Stemkowski), 9:38 | |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 4, 12:41 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 12 (Ken Hodge), 15:55 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Carol Vadnais 3 (Don Murdoch), 4:41 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 6 (Ken Hodge), 10:05 | |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 2 (Tim Young, Ernie Hicke), 18:25 | |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 9 (Rod Gilbert, Don Murdoch), 19:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 1:44 |
| Steve Jensen, MIN [Holding] 14:28 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 1:57 |
| Bill Goldsworthy, NYR [Elbowing] 11:25 | |
| Steve Jensen, MIN [Tripping] 15:01 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:02 |
| Bill Hogaboam, MIN [Hooking] 19:12 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 19:50 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
MIN: 6 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 14- 9-17-40
MIN: 13-11- 6-30
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 8-4-4)
MIN: Gary Smith (L, 4-8-2),
Pete LoPresti Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: John Brown, Jim Christison Attendance: 8,559
Pete LoPresti Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: John Brown, Jim Christison Attendance: 8,559
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