NHL game summary from December 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (9-16-7) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-13-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 16 (Dennis Owchar), 16:26 |
| 2: | CLE, | Frank Spring 2 (Mike Fidler, Brent Meeke), :35 |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 17 (Syl Apps), 2:09 - SH | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 11 (Dennis Maruk, Mike Christie), 4:23 | |
| PIT, | Mike Corrigan 7 (Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost), 8:24 | |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 8, 9:23 - PS | |
| PIT, | Bob Kelly 3 (Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost), 15:56 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Al MacAdam 9 (Dennis Maruk, Mike Christie), 10:20 |
| PIT, | Pierre Larouche 8 (Ron Stackhouse, Don Awrey), 10:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PIT [Roughing] 9:53 |
| Wayne Merrick, CLE [Hooking] 11:44 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, PIT [Elbowing] 1:13 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 5:59 | |
| 3: | Brent Meeke, CLE [Hooking] 7:29 |
Penalty time: CLE: 4 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6-11-12-29
PIT: 11-17- 5-33
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-10-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 4-2-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Jim Christison, John Brown
Attendance: 7,127
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