All NHL game summaries from February 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (16-30-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (32-17-6) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 6 (Gary Doak, Matti Hagman), 16:10 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 34 (Terry O'Reilly), 17:50 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 17 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 18:30 - PP | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 15 (Bill Riley), 19:52 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Peter McNab 35 (Earl Anderson, Terry O'Reilly), 8:35 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 7, 17:56 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 16 (Bill Riley, Jean Lemieux), 5:17 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:00 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Slashing] 10:40 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:52 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Slashing] 11:52 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 12:00 | |
| Jean Lemieux, WAS [Tripping] 17:57 | |
| 2: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Hooking] 5:04 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 12:13 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 4:06 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Closing hand on puck] 5:40 |
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
BOS: 26 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Lemieux | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 7- 4-21
BOS: 10- 8-14-32
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 11-21-5),
Bernie Wolfe BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 11-10-2) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton Attendance: 10,221
Bernie Wolfe BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 11-10-2) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton Attendance: 10,221
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-28-12) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (19-27-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bill Fairbairn 6 (Tom Younghans, Tom Reid), 1:36 - SH |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 12 (Jerry Engele, Alex Pirus), 16:36 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 4 (Tim Young, Bill Fairbairn), 16:17 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Engele, MIN [Holding] 0:42 |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:34 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Tripping] 2:55 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Elbowing] 11:08 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Roughing] 14:32 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 1:21 |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Roughing] 6:47 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Hooking] 11:46 | |
| Steve Jensen, MIN [Roughing] 12:50 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Roughing double minor] 12:50 | |
| 3: | Dale Tallon, CHI [Tripping] 1:34 |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Roughing, Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Cross checking] 4:31 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hi-sticking] 14:57 |
Penalty time: MIN: 17 minutes
CHI: 23 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 31 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Logan | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13-11- 7-31
CHI: 14-12-12-38
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (W, 10-14-5)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 19-23-7)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John Brown, Leon Stickle
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (24-21-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (16-29-9) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Syl Apps 14 (Jean Pronovost, Russ Anderson), 10:13 |
| PIT, | Stan Gilbertson 6 (Wayne Bianchin), 13:57 | |
| 2: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 27 (Barry Dean), 17:26 - SH |
| 3: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 28 (Paul Gardner), 5:06 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 1 (Danny Gruen, Nelson Pyatt), 8:27 | |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 17 (Wilf Paiement), 12:23 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 29 (Paul Gardner), 14:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Delay of game] 5:25 |
| Rick Kehoe, PIT [Hooking] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Colin Campbell, COL [Charging] 6:23 |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Holding] 11:00 | |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Holding] 15:56 | |
| 3: | Tom Edur, COL [Hooking] 0:24 |
| Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Roughing] 5:23 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Boarding] 17:48 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 18:58 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
COL: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 22 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gruen | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 6- 7-22
COL: 17-16-16-49
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 7-5-3)
COL: Michel Plasse (W, 10-19-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 9,572
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-34-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-31-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 12 (Garry Monahan), 3:11 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 9 (Walt McKechnie, Rick Wilson), 4:58 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 10 (Walt McKechnie), 8:58 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 21 (Jim Wiley, Dennis Kearns), 6:58 |
| DET, | Jim Nahrgang 3 (Danny Grant, Bill Lochead), 19:24 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Fighting] 2:30 |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Fighting] 2:30 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Hooking] 9:19 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Roughing] 12:03 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 12:03 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 12:15 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Holding] 16:16 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Interference] 18:12 | |
| 2: | Dave Fortier, VAN [Hi-sticking] 4:30 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 4:30 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Elbowing] 7:05 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 7:05 | |
| Fred Williams, DET [Holding] 10:14 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 13:48 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Slashing] 13:48 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 14:19 | |
| Ed Giacomin, DET [Slashing] 16:25 | |
| 3: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 1:14 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 3:43 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Holding] 13:12 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 13:12 | |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Fighting] 16:57 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting, Attempt to injure] 16:57 |
Penalty time: VAN: 38 minutes
DET: 30 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6-11- 5-22
DET: 7-13-10-30
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 7-20-4)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 8-16-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 12,517
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (31-15-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (19-23-13) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ken Hodge 14 (Phil Esposito), 10:29 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 26 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 13:23 - PP | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 16 (Mike McEwen), 16:08 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Greg Polis 12 (Wayne Dillon, Don Murdoch), 7:46 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Newman, NYR [Roughing double minor] 5:39 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:27 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 9:27 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 4:01 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 5:22 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 14:02 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:27 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:27 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 16:23 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 17:50 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 5:37 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 8:18 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:16 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:16 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:03 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 17:03 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 18:28 |
Penalty time: NYI: 31 minutes
NYR: 37 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Hansen | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-16-12-36
NYR: 14- 7- 9-30
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 14-8-4)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 2-2-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
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