NHL game summary from December 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-13-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-8-3) |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
1: BUF, Danny Gare 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Terry Martin), 4:04
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 18 (Fred Stanfield, Rene Robert), 9:39 - PP
BUF, Don Luce 9 (Lee Fogolin, Craig Ramsay), 12:15
2: NYR, Pat Hickey 7 (Dave Maloney, Nick Fotiu), 1:32
BUF, Rick Martin 17 (Jim Lorentz, Jerry Korab), 4:07 - PP
BUF, Rick Martin 18 (Jim Lorentz, Andre Savard), 9:53
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 19 (Jim Schoenfeld, Jerry Korab), 11:11
BUF, Rick Martin 19 (Jim Lorentz, Andre Savard), 14:09
NYR, Pat Hickey 8 (Nick Fotiu, Dave Farrish), 15:23
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 6:38
Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 8:18
2: Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 3:26
Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 6:38
3: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking major] 3:18
Terry Martin, BUF [Roughing] 3:18
Dave Farrish, NYR [Slashing] 4:19
Rene Robert, BUF [Tripping] 15:06
Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 17:59
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 14 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 3- 6- 5-14
BUF: 15-13-12-40
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 5-8-1), Doug Soetaert
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 18-5-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 16,433
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