NHL game summary from March 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (21-35-10) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (24-30-13) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dan Newman 5 (Ron Greschner, Ken Hodge), 1:59 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 10 (Carol Vadnais, Dave Maloney), 6:07 | |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 15 (Ken Kuzyk, Dave Gardner), 6:46 - PP | |
| CLE, | Brent Meeke 5 (Greg Smith, Juha Widing), 14:32 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dan Newman 6 (Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney), 17:54 |
| 3: | CLE, | Greg Smith 8 (Wayne Merrick, Ken Kuzyk), 3:35 - PP |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 16 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 16:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 6:40 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Charging] 19:38 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, CLE [Hooking] 11:04 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 18:25 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 3:16 |
Penalty time: CLE: 2 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Juha Widing | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 15- 9- 9-33
NYR: 20-12- 8-40
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (L, 3-12-3)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 11-10-6)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,500
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