NHL game summary from December 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-12-2) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (6-14-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: NYR, Carol Vadnais 3 (Ron Greschner, Pat Hickey), 4:23 - PP
NYR, Ed Johnstone 3 (Walt Tkaczuk), 8:22 - SH
NYR, Ed Johnstone 4, 18:14
2: no scoring
3: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 9 (Ed Johnstone), 15:52
Penalties:
1: Harvey Bennett, MIN [Tripping] 2:44
Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 7:29
John Davidson, NYR [Roughing] 9:55
Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 9:55
Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 13:56
2: Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 7:51
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Elbowing] 10:36
Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 15:14
3: Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 3:12
Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 11:35
Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 18:06
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 40 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-15-12-40
MIN: 8-14- 8-30
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 5-6-0)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 6-12-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,607
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