Post date: Dec 26, 2020 4:24:51 PM
Eric Vail scored twice as the Rangers rallied in the third with three goals in the third to defeat the Canucks 5-4 at the Pacific Coliseum. Phil Esposito added a goal and an assist for New York (16-11-2). Dale McCourt and Reed Larson had a goal and an assist for Vancouver (15-12-3).
New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks
DATE : 12/21/2020
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 2 0 3 0 5
Vancouver Canucks 2 1 1 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 9 10 6 0 25
Vancouver Canucks 17 9 14 0 40
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. VAN. RON SEDLBAUER(9)( REED LARSON ): 1st 2:12
2. VAN. REED LARSON(5)( DALE McCOURT ): 1st 3:21
3. NYR. ERIC VAIL(8)( LUCIEN DeBLOIS, RON GRESCHNER ): 1st 13:30
4. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(16)( ANDERS HEDBERG ): 1st 15:54
5. VAN. THOMAS GRADIN(4)( GARY CROTEAU ): 2nd 13:34
6. NYR. BOB L. MURDOCH(1)( MIKE McEWEN ): 3rd 1:38
7. NYR. ANDERS HEDBERG(2)( BRIAN SUTTER, PHIL ESPOSITO ) (PP) : 3rd 3:29
8. VAN. DALE McCOURT(7)( GARY CROTEAU, BARRY GIBBS ): 3rd 5:38
9. NYR. ERIC VAIL(9)( RON DUGUAY ): 3rd 6:01
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:38
2. NYR. PAT HICKEY - 4 Minutes: 1st 16:18
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOB L. MURDOCH
4. VAN. MIKE FIDLER - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:18
5. NYR. ERIC VAIL - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:18
6. VAN. CURT FRASER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:02
7. VAN. REED LARSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:04
8. VAN. LARS LINDGREN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:08
9. NYR. MIKE McEWEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:08
10. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:59
11. VAN. HAROLD SNEPSTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:59
12. VAN. CHRIS ODDLEIFSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:14
13. NYR. BOB J. MURDOCH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 13:38
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
ERIC VAIL 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0-0 24 13:17 0 1 0 0 GWG
PHIL ESPOSITO 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 9-5 26 15:12 0 0 1 1
ULF NILSSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 30 16:38 1 0 1 1
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 28 16:16 0 0 1 1
RON GRESCHNER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:52 0 0 0 1
BRIAN SUTTER 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 29 16:55 2 0 1 0
BOB L. MURDOCH 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:25 0 1 0 0
STEVE VICKERS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:50 0 0 0 0
RON DUGUAY 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4-3 24 13:17 1 0 0 0
MIKE McEWEN 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 25 14:12 0 0 0 2
PAT HICKEY 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 37 20:51 0 0 2 1
WALT TKACZUK -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8-2 22 12:55 0 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS -1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 61 34:23 3 0 0 0
LUCIEN DeBLOIS 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:17 1 0 0 0
BOB J. MURDOCH 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 38 21:52 0 1 0 0
GARY McADAM -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:50 0 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:27 0 2 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 0 25 5 7 14 1 0 27-11 8 5 6 7
Player Stats For Vancouver Canucks
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
IVAN BOLDIREV 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 34 18:43 0 1 0 3
MIKE FIDLER 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 19:30 0 0 0 0
DARCY ROTA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:38 0 0 1 0
RON SEDLBAUER 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:26 0 0 0 3
TOM ROWE 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:34 0 1 0 2
DALE McCOURT 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7-2 31 17:42 0 0 0 0
REED LARSON 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0-0 45 25:57 1 1 0 0
STAN SMYL -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:51 0 0 0 1
CHRIS ODDLEIFSON -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 7-5 25 14:47 0 1 0 0
THOMAS GRADIN 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3-1 12 6:50 0 0 0 0
GARY CROTEAU 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:33 4 0 0 0
LARS LINDGREN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 10:34 0 0 0 0
HAROLD SNEPSTS 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 19:44 1 1 0 0
THOMMIE BERGMAN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:35 0 1 0 0
CURT FRASER -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 24 13:51 0 0 0 0
BARRY GIBBS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:22 0 0 0 0
DAVE LOGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 10:34 0 2 0 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 0 40 4 5 12 0 0 27-16 6 8 1 9
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
GARY INNESS 60 40 4 0 6 2 105 WIN
JIM PETTIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Vancouver Canucks
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
GILLES GILBERT 60 25 5 0 6 3 105 LOSS
BILL OLESCHUK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 3 1
Vancouver Canucks 4 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - PHIL ESPOSITO from New York
2nd star - ANDERS HEDBERG from New York
3rd star - ERIC VAIL from New York
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, New York squeezed out a victory over
the Canucks by a final tally of 5 to 4. New York finished strong with
3 goals in the third period. ERIC VAIL netted the last goal, the game
winner, at 6:01 of the 3rd period. VAIL found the net twice for New York.
Others registering goals were PHIL ESPOSITO, ANDERS HEDBERG and BOB L.
MURDOCH for New York and RON SEDLBAUER, DALE McCOURT, REED LARSON and
THOMAS GRADIN for Vancouver.
In other RHL news this week:
Butch Goring scored 2 goals and 3 assists in the Bruins' 6-6 tie with the North Stars.
Paul Holmgren scored twice as the Flyers tied the Blackhawks 4-4.
John Tonelli and Wilf Paiement each scored a goal and an assist to help the Islanders edge the Kings 4-3.