NHL game summary from December 14, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (17-8-3) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-21-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 9 (Jim Schoenfeld, Rick Martin), 8:28 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 9 (Don Luce, Craig Ramsay), 9:22 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 3 (Mike Walton, Don Lever), 15:26 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Danny Gare, Brian Spencer), 2:49 |
| 3: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 2, 3:25 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 8 (Bill Hajt), 3:41 | |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 10 (Rick Blight, Mike Robitaille), 11:54 - PP | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 16 (Andre Savard, Jerry Korab), 17:11 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 17 (Danny Gare), 18:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 12:15 |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:55 |
| 3: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 0:30 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 10:43 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
VAN: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 5-10-26
VAN: 6- 5- 8-19
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 17-5-3)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 5-12-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,613
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