NHL game summary from December 21, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (5-20-6) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (11-15-7) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 7 (Walt Tkaczuk, Mike McEwen), 2:29 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 14 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), 5:04 - PP | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 15 (Ed Johnstone, Carol Vadnais), 10:24 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 13 (Bob Girard, Gord Smith), :16 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 14 (Bob Girard, Bob Sirois), 1:15 | |
| WAS, | Bill Collins 5 (Gord Smith, Craig Patrick), 12:04 | |
| WAS, | Eddy Godin 2 (Gerry Meehan, Robert Picard), 15:15 | |
| WAS, | Eddy Godin 3 (Gerry Meehan), 15:39 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 8 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dave Maloney), 11:08 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 16 (Ed Johnstone), 15:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [major] 1:03 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [major] 1:03 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS 3:59 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS 6:52 | |
| 2: | Gord Smith, WAS 16:46 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [double minor] 16:46 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR 2:30 |
| Gord Smith, WAS [double minor] 2:30 |
Penalty time: WAS: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6-16- 7-29
NYR: 13- 8- 8-29
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 2-4-1)
NYR: John Davidson,
Wayne Thomas (T, 5-9-4) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,500
Wayne Thomas (T, 5-9-4) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,500
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