NHL game summary from December 30, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (12-16-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (6-21-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 15 (Mike McEwen, Ron Greschner), 3:03 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 18 (Mike McEwen, Carol Vadnais), 4:35 - PP |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 3 (Bryan Watson), 8:39 | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 15 (Tom Rowe), 12:34 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 10 (Lucien DeBlois, Walt Tkaczuk), 4:25 |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 4, 10:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Marson, WAS [Charging major] 0:11 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 5:39 | ||
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 5:39 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 6:16 | ||
| Guy Charron, WAS [Tripping] 7:24 | ||
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 11:37 | ||
| Dallas Smith, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:21 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 12:21 | ||
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Delay of game] 13:56 | ||
| Mike Marson, WAS [Roughing, Slashing] 16:30 | ||
| Dallas Smith, NYR [Roughing, Slashing] 16:30 | ||
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 17:25 | ||
| 2: | Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Interference] 2:47 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 13:24 | ||
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Fighting] 19:09 | ||
| Mike Marson, WAS [Fighting] 19:09 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 26 minutes
WAS: 25 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Patey | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 8-13-32
WAS: 8-15-13-36
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 5-10-5)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (T, 2-4-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 8,923
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