NHL game summary from January 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (23-8-9) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (16-15-11) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Jack McIlhargey 1 (Orest Kindrachuk), 10:22 |
| NYR, | Bill Goldsworthy 8 (Pete Stemkowski, Pat Hickey), 12:15 | |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 8 (Ron Greschner, Don Murdoch), 19:49 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Don Saleski 8 (Mel Bridgman), 2:20 |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 9 (Mel Bridgman, Orest Kindrachuk), 8:07 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 11 (Wayne Dillon, Rod Gilbert), 11:41 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 5 (Rod Gilbert, Steve Vickers), 11:23 |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 11, 15:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 6:22 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 7:59 | ||
| Larry Goodenough, PHI [Roughing] 7:59 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:52 | ||
| Don Saleski, PHI [Hi-sticking] 18:52 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 13:13 | |
| Gilles Gratton, NYR [Illegal stick] 13:13 | ||
Penalty time: PHI: 8 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 37 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 12-12-13-37
NYR: 16-11-12-39
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (T, 3-0-1)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 8-10-5)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Jim Christison
Attendance: 17,500
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