New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 15, 1977
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:42 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (12) | Steve Vickers, Eddie Johnstone | |
| 05:02 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (10) | Dan Newman, Phil Esposito | |
| 16:24 | DET | Bill Lochead (10) | Dennis Hextall | |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:23 | NYR | PP | Phil Esposito (14) | Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner |
| 08:31 | NYR | SH | Walt Tkaczuk (13) | Eddie Johnstone, Ron Greschner |
| 17:08 | DET | Dennis Hextall (3) | Nick Libett, Reed Larson | |
| 19:57 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (11) | Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito | |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:40 | DET | PP | Dennis Polonich (6) | Dan Maloney, Reed Larson |
| 09:10 | DET | Nick Libett (6) | Dennis Hextall, Perry Miller | |
| 13:16 | DET | Paul Woods (5) | Greg Joly, Dale McCourt | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:22 | NYR | Dan Newman | Slashing | 2 min |
| 10:22 | DET | André St. Laurent | Slashing | 2 min |
| 11:14 | NYR | Don Murdoch | Slashing | 2 min |
| 13:39 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Hooking | 2 min |
| 19:30 | DET | Terry Harper | Hooking | 2 min |
| 19:56 | DET | Greg Joly | Tripping | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:51 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Hooking | 2 min |
| 09:29 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Holding | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:37 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Hooking | 2 min |
| 02:43 | DET | Greg Joly | Hooking | 2 min |
| 04:51 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Holding | 2 min |
New York Rangers
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Lucien DeBlois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||
| 3 | Wayne Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Phil Esposito | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 6 | Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Ron Greschner | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | Dan Newman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Walt Tkaczuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| 15 | Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Steve Vickers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Doug Soetaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19.2 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Doug Soetaert | T | 5 | 41 | 36 | .878 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Dennis Hextall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| 3 | Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Greg Joly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Reed Larson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | Nick Libett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 7 | Bill Lochead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 8 | Dan Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | Dale McCourt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Perry Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Václav Nedomanský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | Dennis Polonich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| 13 | Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | André St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Rick Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Paul Woods | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 17 | Larry Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Ron Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12.2 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Ron Low | T | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 |

