BOXSCORE
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden
8 FINAL 4
November 9, 1977
Buffalo Sabres
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Don Murdoch (5)
Carol Vadnais (8), Phil Esposito (14)
1-0 NYR
Score
06:10
Time
Pat Hickey (8)
Phil Esposito (15), Don Murdoch (8)
2-0 NYR
Score
14:00
Time
2nd Period
Gilbert Perreault (8)
Rick Martin (9)
2-1 NYR
Score
01:55
Time
Rene Robert (5) (pp)
Fred Stanfield (4), Jocelyn Guevremont (4)
2-2 Tied
Score
04:28
Time
Phil Esposito (5)
Don Murdoch (9), Pat Hickey (5)
3-2 NYR
Score
04:57
Time
Ron Greschner (4)
Greg Polis (6), Lucien DeBlois (1)
4-2 NYR
Score
06:46
Time
Walt Tkaczuk (6)
Unassisted
5-2 NYR
Score
08:37
Time
Greg Polis (5)
Ron Greschner (6)
6-2 NYR
Score
09:12
Time
Phil Esposito (6) (pp)
Carol Vadnais (9)
7-2 NYR
Score
19:44
Time
3rd Period
Craig Ramsay (6)
Jim Schoenfeld (4), Jerry Korab (7)
7-3 NYR
Score
00:16
Time
Ric Seiling (2)
Rick Martin (10), Gilbert Perreault (8)
7-4 NYR
Score
07:55
Time
Pat Hickey (9)
Don Murdoch (10)
8-4 NYR
Score
16:57
Time
Penalties
1st Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 17:28 | Gilbert Perreault – holding (2 min) |
| 18:31 | Mike McEwen – high-sticking (2 min) |
2nd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 02:30 | Dave Maloney – cross-checking (2 min) |
| 10:28 | Danny Gare – roughing (2 min) |
| 10:28 | Dave Maloney – slashing (2 min) |
| 12:35 | Dave Maloney – tripping (2 min) |
| 15:58 | Gary McAdam – high-sticking (2 min) |
| 15:58 | Dave Farrish – boarding (2 min) |
| 18:36 | Danny Gare – roughing (2 min) |
3rd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 17:38 | Carol Vadnais – holding (2 min) |
| Skaters | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
| 3 | D. Farrish | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | R. Greschner | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | C. Vadnais | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | D. Awrey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | R. Gilbert | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | S. Vickers | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | B. Gosselin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | B. Goldsworthy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | D. Murdoch | R | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | P. Hickey | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | G. Holst | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | W. Tkaczuk | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | G. Polis | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | L. DeBlois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | D. Maloney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | M. McEwen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | P. Esposito | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
| 0 | J. Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 00:00 | ||
| 1 | W. Thomas | x | W | 40 | 40 | 4 | 3/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.909 | 4.00 | 60:00 |
| Skaters | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
| 4 | G. Korab | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | L. Fogolin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | J. Schoenfeld | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | R. Martin | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | J. Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | C. Ramsay | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | G. Perreault | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | A. Savard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | R. Robert | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | G. McAdam | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | R. Seiling | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | F. Stanfield | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | D. Gare | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | D. Luce | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | R. Schock | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | J. Guevremont | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | W. Hajt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
| 1 | D. Edwards | x | L | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.684 | 12.33 | 29:12 |
| 30 | G. Desjardins | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.714 | 3.90 | 30:48 | ||
NYR
VS
BUF
Game Stats
| 8 | Goals | 4 |
| 26 | Shots | 44 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
| 0 | Hits | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 0 | Give Aways | 0 |
| 0 | Take Aways | 0 |
Goals by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Season Series: 1-2-1
As of November 9, 1977
All-Time vs BUF
Overall: 15-17-6-0
At NYR: 9-7-3-0
Last 10 vs BUF
Overall: 1-6-3-0
At NYR: 3-4-3-0