NHL game summary from December 18, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-13-8) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-18-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: CHI, Kirk Bowman 4 (Dennis Hull, Michel Dumas), 1:09
CHI, J.P. Bordeleau 7 (Bob Murray, Ivan Boldirev), 12:06 - PP
2: CHI, Cliff Koroll 7 (Darcy Rota, Dave Logan), :54
NYR, Greg Polis 9, 3:53 - PP
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 1 (Pat Hickey), 5:58 - SH
NYR, Pat Hickey 9 (Pete Stemkowski, Nick Fotiu), 13:48
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Dick Redmond, CHI [Roughing] 3:19
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing double minor] 3:19
Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 11:54
Bob Murray, CHI [Interference] 15:32
Keith Magnuson, CHI [Hi-sticking] 16:40
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 16:40
2: Bob Murray, CHI [Holding] 2:20
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 4:30
Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 6:10
3: Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 18:53
Phil Russell, CHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:53
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
CHI: 25 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 43 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Logan | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Duane Wylie | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Dumas | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-16-12-43
CHI: 9-10- 5-24
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 5-8-2)
CHI: Michel Dumas (T, 0-1-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: n/a
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