FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Hartford, Rice 16 (unassisted), 8:23
Penalties:
  Emerson, HFD (tripping), 2:52
  Grimson, HFD (fighting major), 18:14
  Langdon, NYR (fighting major), 18:14
  K Haller, HFD (roughing), 19:22
  Gretzky, NYR (roughing), 19:22

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  2, NY Rangers, Graves 18 (power play) (Gretzky, Leetch), 8:38
  3, NY Rangers, Robitaille 22 (Gretzky, Sundstrom), 13:55
Penalties:
  Malik, HFD (hooking), 7:50
  Samuelsson, NYR (holding), 11:04
  Primeau, HFD (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:37
  Beukeboom, NYR (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:37
  Emerson, HFD (roughing), 15:44
  Samuelsson, NYR (roughing), 15:44
  K Haller, HFD (hooking), 16:18

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, NY Rangers, Graves 19 (Messier, Leetch), 3:54
  5, NY Rangers, Leetch 16 (Gretzky, Robitaille), 6:21
  6, NY Rangers, Robitaille 23 (Sundstrom, Gretzky), 11:32
  7, Hartford, Domenichelli 2 (power play) (Featherstone, Dineen), 19:57
Penalties:
  K Haller, HFD served by Domenichelli (roughing, high sticking), 7:02
  Robitaille, NYR (roughing), 7:02
  Dineen, HFD (slashing), 7:18
  Driver, NYR (hooking), 7:18
  Blouin, NYR (holding), 13:06
  K Haller, HFD (roughing), 18:22
  Graves, NYR served by Vorobiev (double roughing minor), 18:22
  Cairns, NYR (roughing), 18:22

Shots on Goal:
  Hartford              11 12 11--34
  NY Rangers            17 15 12--44

Goalies:
  Hartford, S Burke (42 shots, 37 saves; record: 10-10-3)
    Muzzatti (12:11 of 3rd period, 2, 2)
  NY Rangers, Richter (34, 32; record: 24-12-3)

Power-play conversions: HFD - 1 of 4, NYR - 1 of 4
Referee: Van Massenhoven
Linesmen: G Devorski, Stickle
Attendance: 18,200 (Sellout)