NHL game summary from December 14, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-14-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (8-12-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 5 (Stan Mikita, Bob Kelly), 11:00 |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 1 (Lucien DeBlois, Nick Fotiu), 11:42 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 13 (Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais), 14:55 - PP | |
| CHI, | Dale Tallon 1 (Ivan Boldirev, Grant Mulvey), 18:27 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darcy Rota, CHI [Boarding] 7:52 |
| 2: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Charging] 13:33 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 16:56 | |
| 3: | Keith Magnuson, CHI [Holding] 0:41 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing] 10:53 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 10:53 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 20:00 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
CHI: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15- 8- 5-28
CHI: 9-10- 5-24
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 0-0-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 6-9-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,968
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