NHL game summary from December 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (14-13-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (21-11-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Earl Anderson 2 (Matti Hagman, Don Marcotte), 5:11 |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 5 (Don Marcotte, Gregg Sheppard), :43 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 26 (Phil Esposito, Mike McEwen), 7:44 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 27 (Walt Tkaczuk, Greg Polis), 15:45 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 13, 4:15 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 11 (Wayne Dillon), 12:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Interference] 0:56 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:40 | ||
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:40 | ||
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 6:40 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Misconduct] 4:15 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 7:29 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Game misconduct] 7:29 | ||
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Roughing] 7:29 | ||
| Brad Park, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:35 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:35 | ||
Penalty time: NYR: 38 minutes
BOS: 11 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Gratton | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-11- 7-27
BOS: 8-11-12-31
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 6-8-4)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 12-4-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,718
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