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Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers Box Score: December 21, 1977

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5

5-20-6

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11-15-7

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December 21, 1977

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
02:29	NYR		Steve Vickers (7)	Walt Tkaczuk, Mike McEwen
05:04	NYR	PP	Walt Tkaczuk (14)	Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner
10:24	NYR		Pat Hickey (15)	Eddie Johnstone, Carol Vadnais
2nd Period
00:16	WSH		Guy Charron (13)	Bob Girard, Gord Smith
01:15	WSH		Guy Charron (14)	Bob Girard, Bob Sirois
12:04	WSH		Bill Collins (5)	Gord Smith, Craig Patrick
15:15	WSH		Eddy Godin (2)	Gerry Meehan, Robert Picard
15:39	WSH		Eddy Godin (3)	Gerry Meehan
3rd Period
11:08	NYR		Steve Vickers (8)	Walt Tkaczuk, Dave Maloney
15:15	NYR		Pat Hickey (16)	Eddie Johnstone

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
01:03	WSH	Gord Lane	Fighting	5 min
01:03	NYR	Dave Maloney	Fighting	5 min
03:59	WSH	Mike Marson	Too many men on the ice	2 min
06:52	WSH	Larry Bolonchuk	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
16:46	NYR	Phil Esposito	Roughing	2 min
16:46	NYR	Phil Esposito	Slashing	2 min
16:46	WSH	Gord Smith	Slashing	2 min
3rd Period
02:30	NYR	Mike McEwen	Roughing	2 min
02:30	WSH	Gord Smith	Roughing	2 min
02:30	WSH	Gord Smith	Slashing	2 min

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Larry Bolonchuk	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Guy Charron	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	33.3
3	Bill Collins	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
4	Dave Forbes	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Bob Girard	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Eddy Godin	2	0	2	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	100.0
7	Rick Green	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ron Lalonde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Gord Lane	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mike Marson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Gerry Meehan	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Craig Patrick	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Robert Picard	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Tom Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Sirois	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
16	Gord Smith	0	2	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Bryan Watson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Jim Bedard	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	9	14		13	5	0	0		29	17.2

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jim Bedard	T	5	29	24	.828	0	0	60:00

New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Don Awrey	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Wayne Dillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ron Duguay	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Phil Esposito	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Dave Farrish	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Nick Fotiu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ron Greschner	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Pat Hickey	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
10	Eddie Johnstone	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Dave Maloney	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
12	Mike McEwen	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Don Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Greg Polis	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Steve Vickers	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
18	John Davidson	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
19	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
	TOTAL	5	9	14		11	4	1	0		29	17.2

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	John Davidson		5	22	17	.773	0	0	40:00
2	Wayne Thomas	T	0	7	7	1.000	0	0	20:00

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