Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| game | december | opponent | score | record |
| 26 | 1 | washington capitals | 4 - 1 | 11 - 11 - 4 |
| 27 | 4 | minnesota north stars | 11 - 4 | 12 - 11 - 4 |
| 28 | 5 | toronto maple leafs | 5 - 5 | 12 - 11 - 5 |
| 29 | 8 | st louis blues | 4 - 4 | 12 - 11 - 6 |
| 30 | 11 | toronto maple leafs | 4 - 1 | 12 - 12 - 6 |
| 31 | 12 | montreal canadiens | 5 - 2 | 13 - 12 - 6 |
| 32 | 14 | new york islanders | 4 - 4 | 13 - 12 - 7 |
| 33 | 16 | buffalo sabres | 7 - 2 | 13 - 13 - 7 |
| 34 | 18 | chicago black hawks | 3 - 3 | 13 - 13 - 8 |
| 35 | 19 | cleveland barons | 3 - 2 | 14 - 13 - 8 |
| 36 | 22 | philadelphia flyers | 3 - 3 | 14 - 13 - 9 |
| 37 | 23 | boston bruins | 3 - 3 | 14 - 13 - 10 |
| 38 | 26 | new york islanders | 2 - 1 | 14 - 14 - 10 |
| 39 | 28 | washington capitals | 5 - 2 | 15 - 14 - 10 |
| 40 | 31 | atlanta flames | 4 - 2 | 15 - 15 - 10 |
Title:
1976 - 77 new york rangers season
Statement:
the new york rangers december 23 , 1976 game ended in a loss for the rangers
Answer:
refuted