NHL game summary from December 5, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (12-9-6) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (12-11-5) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Jack Valiquette 7 (Ian Turnbull, Borje Salming), 11:35 |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 15 (Mike McEwen), 13:19 - PP | |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 4 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 18:50 | |
| NYR, | Bill Goldsworthy 4 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 19:34 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 7 (Borje Salming, Stan Weir), 11:41 |
| NYR, | Bill Goldsworthy 5 (Phil Esposito), 15:06 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Wayne Dillon 5 (Rod Gilbert, Steve Vickers), 5:37 |
| TOR, | Inge Hammarstrom 7 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 7:13 | |
| TOR, | Don Ashby 5 (Ian Turnbull, Borje Salming), 12:54 | |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 10 (Ron Greschner, Mike McEwen), 16:51 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Spearing major] 4:34 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Spearing major] 4:34 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 5:58 | |
| Stan Weir, TOR [Slashing] 11:51 | |
| 2: | Ken Hodge, NYR [Hooking] 4:42 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 6:55 | |
| 3: | Lanny McDonald, TOR [Tripping] 2:21 |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Tripping] 15:01 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:40 | |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Hi-sticking] 19:40 |
Penalty time: TOR: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 7-14- 9-30
NYR: 13-10-16-39
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 11-3-3)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 8-4-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,500
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