All NHL game summaries from December 17, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (13-15-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (18-7-6) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 13, 8:34 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 21 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 19:57 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Jacques Richard 5 (Pat Quinn, Tom Lysiak), 2:45 |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 11 (Bobby Orr), 3:21 | |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 12 (Terry O'Reilly), 9:59 | |
| ATL, | Larry Romanchych 2, 17:06 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bryan Hextall 7 (Curt Bennett, Fred "Buster" Harvey), 1:41 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 26 (Don Marcotte), 19:51 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Noel Price, ATL [Tripping] 18:33 | |
| 2: | Bryan Hextall, ATL [Holding] 12:34 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 17:34 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
BOS: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 6- 7-21
BOS: 14-16- 4-34
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 7-7-3)
BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 8-1-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 13,967
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (12-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-13-5) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 6 (Bert Marshall, Craig Cameron), 5:13 |
| 2: | STL, | Pierre Plante 11 (Chuck Lefley), 2:28 |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 12, 4:07 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 17 (Craig Patrick, Barclay Plager), 5:37 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 12 (Bob Plager, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 6:48 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 8 (Walt Ledingham), 13:14 | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 18 (Craig Patrick, Claude Larose), 4:27 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 9 (Doug Rombough, Billy MacMillan), 6:30 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 14 (Doug Rombough, Billy MacMillan), 7:19 | |
| STL, | Larry Sacharuk 8, 8:17 | |
| STL, | Floyd Thomson 3 (Garry Unger, Bob Gassoff), 10:07 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 13 (Chuck Lefley), 12:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 6:38 | |
| Bob Hess, STL [Elbowing] 9:48 | ||
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 14:59 | ||
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 10:11 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 16:40 | ||
| Craig Patrick, STL [Hooking] 17:19 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 17:45 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt Ledingham | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Sacharuk | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Palazzari | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-11- 7-28
STL: 10-15-12-37
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 8-8-8)
STL: John Davidson (W, 9-7-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,249
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-25-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (20-8-5) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Steve Atkinson 4 (Gord Smith), 16:53 - PP |
| 2: | VAN, | Andre Boudrias 7 (Paulin Bordeleau, Bob Dailey), 13:29 - PP |
| WAS, | Mike Marson 6 (Gord Smith), 13:45 | |
| VAN, | Tracy Pratt 4, 14:39 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 10 (Gerry Meehan), 14:55 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Tracy Pratt 5 (Mike Robitaille, John Gould), 8:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Interference] 1:52 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 3:56 | |
| Murray Anderson, WAS [Hooking] 5:02 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:29 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 17:59 | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Roughing] 7:48 |
| Pete Laframboise, WAS [Tripping] 13:02 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 16:19 | |
| John Gould, VAN [Hooking] 18:04 | |
| 3: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 1:17 |
| Tracy Pratt, VAN [Slashing] 6:21 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Holding] 9:10 | |
| Bruce Cowick, WAS [Holding] 16:31 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
VAN: 14 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Mohns | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Murray Anderson | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kryskow | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Laframboise | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Bill Lesuk | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Nicholson | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Hrycuik | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bruce Cowick | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 9-10-27
VAN: 14-10- 7-31
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 3-13-1)
VAN: Gary Smith (W, 19-5-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,570
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