NHL game summary from January 7, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-15-12) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (10-23-7) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Simon Nolet 10 (Ron Andruff), 7:12 - SH |
| COL, | Simon Nolet 11 (Barry Dean, Ron Andruff), 15:07 | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 16 (Wilf Paiement, Tracy Pratt), 19:43 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 29 (Wayne Dillon, Ron Greschner), 4:42 |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 6 (Pat Hickey), 8:56 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 30 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 15:47 | |
| COL, | Barry Dean 5 (Simon Nolet, Ron Andruff), 16:19 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 20 (Ken Hodge, Steve Vickers), 19:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 4:20 |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Hooking] 6:38 | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, COL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:18 |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:18 | |
| Tracy Pratt, COL [Hooking] 10:09 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 10:57 | |
| 3: | Mike Kitchen, COL [Slashing] 5:27 |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Slashing] 5:27 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 6:15 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
COL: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 18-12-11-41
COL: 11- 8-17-36
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 8-10-6)
COL: Michel Plasse (T, 7-16-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,085
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