NHL game summary from February 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-36-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (22-26-13) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 7 (Rod Gilbert, Mike McEwen), 2:04
DET, Dennis Polonich 16 (Al Cameron, Reed Larson), 5:23
2: NYR, Phil Esposito 29 (Ken Hodge, Mike McEwen), 2:43 - PP
DET, Dennis Hextall 12 (Bob Ritchie, Dennis Polonich), 19:02
3: NYR, Phil Esposito 30 (Bill Goldsworthy, Mike McEwen), 9:09
Penalties:
1: Jim Nahrgang, DET [Tripping] 2:34
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 3:20
Steve Vickers, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:48
Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 9:48
J.P. Leblanc, DET [Tripping] 12:11
2: Michel Bergeron, DET [Holding] 0:33
Walt McKechnie, DET [Tripping] 1:38
Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 5:50
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing double minor] 5:50
J.P. Leblanc, DET [Tripping] 5:50
Phil Esposito, NYR [Tripping] 16:23
3: Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 7:25
Dave Farrish, NYR [Roughing] 7:25
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
NYR: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Richardson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 1 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Holst | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-11-10-33
NYR: 7-19- 9-35
Goalies: DET: Terry Richardson (L, 0-1-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 9-6-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,500
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