All NHL game summaries 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (12-11-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (6-12-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 12 (Bob Murdoch, Al MacAdam), 1:57 |
| STL, | Claude Larose 9 (Gilles Marotte, Dave Hrechkosy), 12:34 - PP | |
| 2: | STL, | Larry Patey 7 (Derek Sanderson, Jerry Butler), 8:29 |
| 3: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 13 (Al MacAdam, Bob Murdoch), 15:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Roughing] 7:24 |
| Bob Hess, STL [Tripping] 10:09 | |
| Mike Fidler, CLE [Hooking] 10:47 | |
| Len Frig, CLE [Hooking] 18:30 | |
| 2: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Interference] 0:40 |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Fighting] 3:07 | |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Fighting] 3:07 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Hooking] 18:55 | |
| 3: | Gilles Marotte, STL [Tripping] 12:19 |
Penalty time: STL: 15 minutes
CLE: 9 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Shinske | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 7- 6- 6-19
CLE: 10-12-11-33
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (T, 5-3-1)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (T, 4-7-3)
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 3,444
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (6-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (8-15-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Nelson Pyatt 9 (Barry Dean, Mike Kitchen), 2:51 |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 14 (Don Lever, Mike Walton), 19:51 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | COL, | Nelson Pyatt 10 (Simon Nolet, Gary Croteau), 1:07 |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 2 (Rick Blight), 4:04 - PP | |
| COL, | Simon Nolet 6, 17:32 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, COL [Roughing] 13:19 | |
| 3: | Denis Dupere, COL [Tripping] 2:58 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Interference] 10:10 | ||
Penalty time: VAN: 2 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 7- 8-25
COL: 11- 7-15-33
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 3-10-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (W, 6-12-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 9,783
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-7-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (7-15-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 6 (Larry Goodenough, Bobby Clarke), 8:33 - PP |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 7 (Orest Kindrachuk, Mel Bridgman), 12:23 | |
| WAS, | Rick Green 2, 18:50 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 16 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Jack Lynch), 7:03 |
| PHI, | Tom Bladon 3 (Gary Dornhoefer, Ross Lonsberry), 19:48 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Ron Lalonde 3 (Jack Lynch), :38 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 7 (Bobby Clarke, Joe Watson), 16:15 | |
| WAS, | Hartland Monahan 11 (Gerry Meehan, Rick Green), 19:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Goodenough, PHI [Hooking] 1:53 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Tripping] 7:39 | ||
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking] 15:51 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 15:51 | ||
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting, Game misconduct] 19:52 | ||
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 19:52 | ||
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 19:52 | ||
| 2: | Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 1:52 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 2:36 | ||
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hooking] 10:52 | ||
| Guy Charron, WAS [Hooking] 11:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 25 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 16- 6-13-35
WAS: 12-12- 9-33
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 11-7-5)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (T, 3-2-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,626
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