All NHL game summaries from December 7, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (12-13-2) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (17-7-3) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Red Berenson 10 (Jerry Butler, Floyd Thomson), 1:34 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 5 (Bryan Trottier, Billy MacMillan), 13:09 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 10 (Bob Hess), 16:05 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 11 (Bob Bourne), 1:30 |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 8 (Jean Potvin, Jude Drouin), 4:07 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 13 (J.P. Parise, Jude Drouin), 16:53 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | J.P. Parise, NYI [Fighting] 15:06 |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hooking, Fighting] 15:06 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 15:30 |
| 3: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 2:12 |
Penalty time: STL: 9 minutes
NYI: 7 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 6-18- 8-32
NYI: 8-12-11-31
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 7-9-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 12-4-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 14,865
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-12-5) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 4 (Bob Kelly), 3:18 |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 11 (Greg Malone), 17:40 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 12 (Stan Gilbertson, Syl Apps), 9:33 |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 11 (Tim Young, Nick Beverley), 17:47 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Mike Corrigan 6 (Rick Kehoe, Dave Burrows), 4:49 |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 2 (Mike Corrigan, Rick Kehoe), 7:44 | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 3 (Mike Corrigan, Rick Kehoe), 8:21 | |
| MIN, | Bill Hogaboam 7 (Jim Roberts, Blake Dunlop), 11:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 3:45 | |
| Dennis Owchar, PIT [Hi-sticking] 5:54 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 15:02 | |
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 8- 9-22
PIT: 14- 8- 7-29
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 0-1-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 7,101
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (7-20-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (8-15-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Rick Green 3, 6:53 - PP |
| VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 3 (Ron Sedlbauer, Harold Snepsts), 8:01 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 4, 4:07 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 7 (Mike Robitaille, Hilliard Graves), 12:53 | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 18 (Rick Bragnalo, Gord Smith), 19:14 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 8, 3:03 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 8 (Guy Charron, Hartland Monahan), 17:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Interference] 5:45 |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Hooking] 13:23 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Interference] 18:31 | |
| 2: | Jack Lynch, WAS [Holding] 5:13 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Holding] 18:20 | |
| 3: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing] 0:55 |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Slashing] 0:55 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Hooking] 2:30 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 2:52 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Tripping] 13:33 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Elbowing] 15:51 |
Penalty time: VAN: 12 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 5-12-26
WAS: 3- 9- 9-21
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 4-11-1)
WAS: Ron Low (W, 5-13-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 7,321
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