All NHL game summaries from December 26, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-17-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (18-14-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Pierre Larouche 18 (Rick Kehoe, Barry Wilkins), 4:27 |
| ATL, | Bill Flett 12 (Rey Comeau, Dave Kryskow), 4:45 | |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 18 (Gerry Meehan, Tim Ecclestone), 11:55 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 16 (Curt Bennett, Ed Kea), 18:55 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 19 (Tom Lysiak, Hilliard Graves), 3:30 |
| PIT, | Pierre Larouche 19 (Rick Kehoe, Ron Stackhouse), 8:54 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 11 (Pierre Larouche, Bob Kelly), 13:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Flett, ATL [Holding] 13:05 |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 18:01 | |
| 2: | Vic Hadfield, PIT [Interference] 16:05 |
| Bill Flett, ATL [Tripping] 19:16 | |
| 3: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Slashing] 10:56 |
| Dave Kryskow, ATL [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
ATL: 14 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barry Wilkins | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Gerry Meehan | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11-12- 9-32
ATL: 14-10-14-38
Goalies: PIT: Michel Plasse (L, 9-8-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 10-6-3)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Swede Knox, John Brown
Attendance: 13,120
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-9-8) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Buffalo Sabres (21-10-4) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Brian Spencer), 3:37 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 10 (Jerry Korab, Jim Schoenfeld), 14:31 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 17 (Bobby Schmautz, Brad Park), 15:09 - PP | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 14 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 15:25 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 11 (Brad Park, Ken Hodge), :25 - PP |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 18 (Wayne Cashman, Johnny Bucyk), 2:38 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Bobby Schmautz, Doug Gibson), 9:57 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 1 (Brad Park, Bobby Schmautz), :40 |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 7 (Doug Gibson, Terry O'Reilly), 6:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Spencer, BUF [Hooking] 4:11 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Hooking] 7:06 | ||
| Al Sims, BOS [Charging] 8:34 | ||
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Roughing] 8:52 | ||
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Roughing] 8:52 | ||
| Jacques Richard, BUF [Cross checking] 14:10 | ||
| Al Sims, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:10 | ||
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Cross checking] 14:45 | ||
| Jacques Richard, BUF [Hooking] 19:37 | ||
| 2: | Jacques Richard, BUF [Hooking] 6:46 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Elbowing] 9:11 | ||
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Interference] 16:42 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
BUF: 14 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McIntosh | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-13- 5-26
BUF: 10- 5-10-25
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 14-6-7)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 13-8-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (19-14-2) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 California Golden Seals (12-20-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Bob Berry 9 (Don Kozak, Vic Venasky), :15 |
| LA , | Butch Goring 10, 4:53 - SH | |
| CAL, | Bob Murdoch 11 (Len Frig, Dennis Maruk), 5:32 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Corrigan 6 (Larry Brown, Bob Nevin), 2:57 |
| CAL, | Dave Gardner 6 (Wayne King, Bob Girard), 14:11 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 8 (Mike Murphy, Marcel Dionne), 19:56 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 3:32 |
| Gene Carr, LA [Interference] 7:01 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Tripping] 14:44 | |
| Dennis Maruk, CAL [Roughing] 15:08 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Roughing] 15:08 | |
| 2: | Rick Hampton, CAL [Hooking] 14:47 |
| 3: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Hooking] 1:41 |
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
CAL: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 32 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Holt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Warren "Butch" Williams | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne King | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 4-21- 7-32
CAL: 7-10- 8-25
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 12-9-1)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 10-10-2)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,113
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-20-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (3-27-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bryan Hextall 6 (Tom Reid, Ernie Hicke), 1:04 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 15 (Yvon Labre, Blair Stewart), 3:06 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Elbowing] 0:53 |
| Greg Joly, WAS [Hooking] 0:53 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 9:42 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Elbowing] 12:29 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Slashing] 15:41 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Hooking] 18:31 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Hooking] 19:24 | |
| 2: | Tony White, WAS [Tripping] 10:16 |
| Dean Talafous, MIN [Hooking] 17:20 | |
| 3: | Tom Reid, MIN [Hooking] 0:56 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 2:56 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Holding, Roughing] 4:17 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Roughing] 4:17 | |
| Craig Cameron, MIN [Hooking] 15:16 |
Penalty time: MIN: 16 minutes
WAS: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 5- 0-12
WAS: 10- 9- 9-28
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (T, 7-9-1)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (T, 1-6-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,881
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