NHL game summary from December 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (19-6-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (12-8-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bill Flett 4 (Guy Chouinard, Tim Ecclestone), 6:28 |
| 2: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 4 (Terry O'Reilly), 4:51 |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 8 (Guy Chouinard, Pat Quinn), 13:31 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Eric Vail 14 (Willi Plett, Richard Mulhern), 13:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Interference] 14:00 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Holding] 19:09 | |
| 2: | Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 8:15 |
| 3: | Dave Forbes, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:08 |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Interference] 7:08 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hooking] 10:04 |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Maluta | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 6- 8-12-26
ATL: 9- 5-16-30
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 8-4-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 7-3-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 12,325
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