NHL game summary from December 28, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (23-6-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (12-16-7) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 12 (Reggie Leach, Rick MacLeish), 1:54 - PP |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 13 (Carol Vadnais, Steve Vickers), 3:50 | |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 10 (Rick MacLeish, Joe Watson), 7:30 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 9 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 11:21 - PP | |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 6 (Barry Dean, Don Saleski), 13:59 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 14 (Ron Duguay), 14:35 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 13, 17:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Saleski, PHI [Misconduct] 1:37 |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Hooking] 15:02 | |
| 2: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 0:57 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 4:57 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Holding] 11:01 | |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:01 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 16:41 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 6:08 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 15:25 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 15:25 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 15:45 |
Penalty time: PHI: 27 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| 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 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10- 7- 9-26
NYR: 8- 8- 6-22
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 14-1-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 5-10-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
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