NHL game summary from January 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (17-20-13) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (14-32-4) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 13 (Bobby Lalonde, Hilliard Graves), 4:09 |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 11, 13:28 | |
| VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 10 (Hilliard Graves, Garry Monahan), 15:30 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Dennis Kearns 3 (Ron Sedlbauer, Don Lever), 19:31 - SH |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 31 (Steve Vickers, Dave Maloney), 7:57 - PP |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 13 (Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk), 8:40 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 18 (Chris Oddleifson, Rick Blight), 13:19 - PP | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 15 (Ron Sedlbauer, Jack McIlhargey), 16:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 5:01 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Roughing] 5:01 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 5:56 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Fighting] 5:56 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 6:46 | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Fighting] 5:55 |
| Mark Heaslip, NYR [Fighting] 5:55 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 5:55 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 5:55 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Tripping] 19:01 | |
| 3: | Andy Spruce, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:46 |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Tripping] 6:16 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Cross checking] 12:22 |
Penalty time: NYR: 21 minutes
VAN: 25 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-12-16-39
VAN: 13- 6- 9-28
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 8-14-6)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 7-14-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 15,613
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