NHL game summary from December 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-14-10) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (10-21-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 7 (Gerry Meehan, Bryan Watson), 4:34 |
| 2: | WAS, | Tony White 4 (Bill Collins, Gord Smith), 5:14 - SH |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 12 (Wayne Dillon, Rod Gilbert), 10:32 | |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 11 (Bill Goldsworthy, Ron Greschner), 15:28 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 17 (Bill Goldsworthy, Dave Farrish), 19:56 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 18 (Mike McEwen), 4:25 |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 10 (Don Murdoch, Walt Tkaczuk), 15:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Roughing] 11:58 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing double minor] 11:58 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Cross checking] 13:30 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 17:40 | |
| 2: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Hooking] 3:54 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Holding] 12:24 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 0:24 |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 0:24 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Hooking] 16:34 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Jarrett | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Nicholson | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-20-12-45
WAS: 8- 3- 5-16
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (W, 7-9-4)
WAS: Ron Low (L, 7-17-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 13,127
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