NHL game summary from December 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (10-20-3) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (12-15-7) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Greg Polis 6, 1:51 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 17 (Greg Smith), 3:20 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 6 (Greg Polis), 8:33 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 12 (Steve Vickers, Wayne Dillon), 13:41 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 7 (Fred Ahern), 3:32 |
| NYR, | Wayne Dillon 2 (Don Murdoch, Dave Maloney), 13:22 | |
| CLE, | Kris Manery 12 (Dennis Maruk, Mike Fidler), 15:11 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Ken Kuzyk 3 (Randy Holt, Rick Shinske), 8:20 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 17 (Phil Esposito), 10:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, CLE [Hooking] 6:26 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Cross checking] 10:29 | ||
| Greg Smith, CLE [Fighting] 14:49 | ||
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Fighting] 14:49 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Kris Manery, CLE [Tripping] 1:28 | |
Penalty time: CLE: 9 minutes
NYR: 7 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 8-14- 4-26
NYR: 11- 7- 5-23
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (L, 3-8-2)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 1-0-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,500
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