NHL game summary from October 19, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-2-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (2-1-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 2 (Rod Gilbert, Steve Vickers), 2:28 - PP |
| PIT, | Pierre Larouche 1 (Dave Burrows), 3:17 | |
| PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 1 (Colin Campbell), 3:58 - PP | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 3 (Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert), 13:40 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 1 (Syl Apps, Ron Stackhouse), 4:55 |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 1 (Dave Maloney, Walt Tkaczuk), 8:30 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 4:00 |
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Hooking] 7:16 | |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Tripping] 10:33 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 12:18 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Tripping] 13:12 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:23 | |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Roughing] 15:23 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Roughing] 15:23 | |
| 2: | Lowell MacDonald, PIT [Delay of game] 1:09 |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 3:33 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Tripping] 12:11 | |
| Brian Spencer, PIT [Roughing, Fighting] 13:55 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 13:55 | |
| 3: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 1:57 |
Penalty time: PIT: 19 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Cassidy | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 4- 8-10-22
NYR: 18-14- 7-39
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 1-0-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 0-1-1)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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