NHL game summary from December 7, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-21-3) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (11-14-3) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 14 (Carol Vadnais, Pat Hickey), 19:47 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Tommy Williams 8 (Bob Gryp), 10:42 |
| WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 12 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Yvon Labre), 11:32 | |
| NYR, | Jerry Holland 2 (Carol Vadnais), 19:28 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jerry Holland 3 (Rick Middleton, Carol Vadnais), 5:27 - PP |
| NYR, | Gilles Marotte 1 (Phil Esposito, Jerry Holland), 5:56 - PP | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 5 (Greg Polis, Pete Stemkowski), 7:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Charging, Game misconduct] 2:46 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing] 2:46 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Roughing] 2:46 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 13:34 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Tripping] 18:00 | |
| 2: | Wayne Dillon, NYR [Hooking] 11:50 |
| 3: | Tommy Williams, WAS [Holding] 3:44 |
| Bill Clement, WAS [Hooking] 4:54 | |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Holding] 11:31 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:12 |
Penalty time: WAS: 10 minutes
NYR: 20 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Williams | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6-12-10-28
NYR: 16- 8-14-38
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 2-12-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 9-8-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
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