NHL game summary from December 5, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (7-15-4) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (19-6-2) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1: WAS, Doug Patey 3 (Ron Lalonde, Jack Lynch), 9:13
WAS, Tom Rowe 1 (Guy Charron, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 10:41
WAS, Garnet "Ace" Bailey 7 (Rick Green, Hartland Monahan), 13:11
2: BOS, Peter McNab 20 (Dallas Smith), 2:14
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 8 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 3:29 - PP
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 9 (Peter McNab, Dallas Smith), 4:36
WAS, Bob Sirois 3 (Gerry Meehan, Peter Scamurra), 18:05
3: BOS, Jean Ratelle 14 (Gregg Sheppard, Johnny Bucyk), 10:32 - PP
BOS, Rick Middleton 8 (Peter McNab, Dallas Smith), 15:04
WAS, Guy Charron 17 (Hartland Monahan, Bob Sirois), 19:18
Penalties:
1: Gary Doak, BOS [Cross checking] 18:22
2: Bob Sirois, WAS [Hooking] 2:52
Jack Lynch, WAS [Hooking] 6:50
Tony White, WAS [Hooking] 11:02
Stan Jonathan, BOS [Tripping] 14:27
3: Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 2:49
Hartland Monahan, WAS [Holding] 9:11
Penalty time: WAS: 10 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Ray Maluta | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 13- 3- 7-23
BOS: 10-12-13-35
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (T, 4-13-3)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 10-2-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,048
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