NHL game summary from February 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-26-13) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (29-24-9) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 8 (Steve Vickers, Mike McEwen), 5:53 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 21 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 12:40
2: NYR, Ron Greschner 8 (Greg Polis), 1:53 - SH
TOR, Darryl Sittler 26 (Errol Thompson), 5:37
TOR, Dave "Tiger" Williams 16 (Jim McKenny, Ian Turnbull), 11:08
TOR, Darryl Sittler 27 (Jack Valiquette), 18:49
3: TOR, Inge Hammarstrom 21 (George Ferguson), 8:27
NYR, Rod Gilbert 22 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Greschner), 9:53
NYR, Phil Esposito 31 (Ken Hodge), 10:22
Penalties:
1: Darryl Sittler, TOR [Slashing] 5:39
2: Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 0:29
Darryl Sittler, TOR [Elbowing] 6:06
Brian Glennie, TOR [Tripping] 11:35
Jack Valiquette, TOR [Hooking] 19:07
3: Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 12:45
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 18:14
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Holst | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 40 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Wayne Thomas | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-15-12-40
TOR: 7-11-11-29
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 10-6-6)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (L, 9-11-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,485
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