NHL game summary from December 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (19-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (14-13-9) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1: PHI, Don Saleski 5 (Mel Bridgman), 18:49 - SH
2: PHI, Bob Kelly 8 (Mel Bridgman, Terry Murray), 2:50
NYR, Carol Vadnais 4 (Rod Gilbert, Steve Vickers), 9:28
PHI, Reggie Leach 10 (Bill Barber, Larry Goodenough), 12:00 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 16 (Steve Vickers, Phil Esposito), 16:03 - PP
NYR, Phil Esposito 16 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 17:23 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Joe Watson, PHI [Tripping] 17:46
2: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 5:17
Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 11:43
Ken Hodge, NYR [Holding] 12:56
Harvey Bennett, PHI [Holding] 14:52
Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 16:45
3: Don Saleski, PHI [Slashing] 3:36
Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 11:34
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-12- 4-25
NYR: 12-21-13-46
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 17-7-6)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 6-8-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,500
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