NHL game summary from December 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-15-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (10-17-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | CLE, | Ken Kuzyk 2 (Rick Hampton, Rick Shinske), 11:51 |
| 2: | CLE, | Rick Hampton 5 (Mike Crombeen, Walt McKechnie), 2:30 - PP |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 12 (Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney), 4:03 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Rick Shinske 3 (Rick Hampton), 6:43 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 11 (Steve Vickers), 18:44 | |
| CLE, | Kris Manery 10 (Al MacAdam, Walt McKechnie), 19:40 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 0:44 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Cross checking] 8:50 | ||
| Kris Manery, CLE [Hooking] 10:23 | ||
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Interference] 12:21 | ||
| 3: | Rick Shinske, CLE [Tripping] 11:57 | |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15- 8-11-34
CLE: 10-13- 9-32
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 5-9-3)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-11-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 4,929
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