NHL game summary from November 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (5-6-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (3-5-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 4 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), 12:17 - PP |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 2 (Harold Snepsts), 15:13 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Greg Polis 3 (Walt Tkaczuk), :32 - SH |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 3 (Ken Hodge, Greg Polis), 7:26 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Greg Polis 4 (Walt Tkaczuk), 2:08 - SH |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 5 (Steve Vickers, Dave Maloney), 15:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 7:51 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Interference] 11:22 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Cross checking, Fighting] 18:14 | |
| Larry Carriere, VAN [Interference, Fighting] 18:14 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 19:01 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 8:58 |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Fighting] 8:58 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 14:59 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 0:11 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 4:39 | |
| Benoit Gosselin, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 4:39 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Fighting] 12:42 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Fighting] 12:42 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Fighting] 12:42 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 12:42 |
Penalty time: NYR: 45 minutes
VAN: 39 minutes
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benoit Gosselin | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 4-15-28
VAN: 13- 5- 8-26
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 3-2-0)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: n/a
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