NHL game summary from December 7, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (16-4-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (10-12-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 7 (Mel Bridgman), 16:18 |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 12 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 2:08 - PP |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 13 (Orest Kindrachuk), 10:27 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 4, 16:49 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 10 (Ron Greschner, Ed Johnstone), 19:04 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 6 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), 7:03 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Esposito, NYR [Holding] 5:41 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 5:41 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 6:57 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hooking] 9:22 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Interference] 19:12 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 0:45 |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Roughing] 7:48 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 7:48 | |
| 3: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing] 6:13 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:45 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking] 17:45 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Byers | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-12- 9-30
NYR: 7-17- 7-31
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (T, 7-3-1)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 5-6-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,500
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