NHL game summary from February 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (21-25-13) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (35-11-12) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
1: PHI, Reggie Leach 24 (Bobby Clarke, Tom Bladon), 4:09
NYR, Carol Vadnais 8 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 10:13 - PP
PHI, Rick MacLeish 34 (Bob Kelly, Andre Dupont), 18:17
PHI, Mel Bridgman 15 (Orest Kindrachuk, Tom Bladon), 19:30
2: PHI, Orest Kindrachuk 10 (Bob Kelly, Andre Dupont), 2:33
PHI, Rick MacLeish 35 (Ross Lonsberry), 5:36
PHI, Bob Dailey 8, 8:02
3: PHI, Don Saleski 14 (Rick MacLeish, Tom Bladon), 9:32 - PP
Penalties:
1: Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 5:03
Al Hill, PHI [Roughing] 9:40
Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hi-sticking] 14:05
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:05
Tom Bladon, PHI [Hooking] 15:41
2: Al Hill, PHI [Fighting] 7:04
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Fighting] 7:04
Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:14
3: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Attempt to injure] 6:35
Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Attempt to injure] 6:35
Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 9:21
Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 12:43
Penalty time: NYR: 23 minutes
PHI: 23 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 25 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Inness | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 7- 9-25
PHI: 11-19-14-44
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 3-4-1), John Davidson
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 27-11-9), Gary Inness
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,077
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