NHL game summary from March 16, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-15-13) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (25-33-14) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dan Newman 8 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 8:00 |
| 2: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 19 (Pete Stemkowski, Dave Maloney), 3:10 |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 12 (Joe Watson), 4:47 | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 10 (Dave Farrish, Ken Hodge), 9:21 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 42, 15:54 | |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 21 (Bob Dailey, Rick MacLeish), 18:38 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 43 (Joe Watson, Ross Lonsberry), 5:18 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 33 (Ron Greschner, Dan Newman), 5:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Tripping] 0:36 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 17:04 | ||
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 17:04 | ||
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hooking] 17:47 | ||
| 2: | Dan Newman, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 2:53 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 2:53 | ||
| Bench penalty, PHI [Too many men on the ice] 10:37 | ||
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 11:36 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 20 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 2-17- 9-28
NYR: 6-13- 6-25
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (T, 11-2-2)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 10-17-7)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,500
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