NHL game summary from December 31, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (21-7-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (12-16-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Andre Savard 6 (Rick Martin, Bill Hajt), 2:10 |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 15 (Carol Vadnais, Ron Duguay), 9:32 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 25 (Lee Fogolin), 15:26 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 19 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 16:53 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, NYR [Tripping] 17:06 |
| 2: | Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 8:26 |
| Dallas Smith, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:26 | |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 17:31 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 14-12- 9-35
NYR: 10-15-11-36
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 21-6-7)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 5-10-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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