NHL game summary from November 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (6-8-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (6-4-3) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Maloney), 2:16 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 3 (Greg Joly, Perry Miller), 13:54 | |
| DET, | Greg Joly 2 (Dan Maloney), 15:02 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 7 (Steve Vickers, Carol Vadnais), 14:21 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Polis, NYR [Tripping] 2:42 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking major, Misconduct] 3:31 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Roughing, Hi-sticking major] 3:31 | |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Holding] 4:26 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 5:28 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 5:28 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 8:11 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 8:30 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 8:52 | |
| Benoit Gosselin, NYR [Roughing] 14:48 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 14:48 | |
| 2: | Bill Goldsworthy, NYR [Misconduct] 4:50 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 5:47 | |
| Benoit Gosselin, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 5:47 | |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Holding] 12:35 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Slashing] 19:31 | |
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Tripping] 12:20 |
Penalty time: NYR: 42 minutes
DET: 26 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benoit Gosselin | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Holst | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 14 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Al McDonough | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 3- 8- 3-14
DET: 13-11- 5-29
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 3-4-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 2-3-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,011
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