NHL game summary from December 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-14-6) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (9-14-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 2:42 |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 10 (Phil Esposito, Dan Newman), 5:02 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 10 (Dennis Hextall), 16:24 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 14 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), 1:23 - PP |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 13 (Ed Johnstone, Ron Greschner), 8:31 - SH | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 3 (Nick Libett, Reed Larson), 17:08 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 11 (Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito), 19:57 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 6 (Reed Larson, Dan Maloney), 6:40 - PP |
| DET, | Nick Libett 6 (Dennis Hextall, Reed Larson), 9:10 | |
| DET, | Paul Woods 5 (Greg Joly, Dale McCourt), 13:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 10:22 |
| Dan Newman, NYR [Slashing] 10:22 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Slashing] 11:14 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 13:39 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 19:30 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 19:56 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 6:51 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 9:29 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 1:37 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 2:43 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 4:51 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 8-11-26
DET: 15-14-12-41
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 0-0-2)
DET: Ron Low (T, 4-3-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,214
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