NHL game summary from December 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (26-5-4) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (9-23-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Andy Spruce 6 (Larry Carriere, Dennis Kearns), 1:46 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 26 (Steve Shutt), 13:53 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 11 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 16:49 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Serge Savard 4 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), 2:43 |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 3 (Don Lever), 5:49 | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 4 (Doug Risebrough), 14:20 | |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 9 (Murray Wilson), 18:20 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 4 (Dennis Ververgaert, Don Lever), 6:49 |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 17 (Dennis Ververgaert, Ron Sedlbauer), 17:13 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 4:35 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 6:15 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Hooking] 9:30 | |
| Andy Spruce, VAN [Boarding] 13:03 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Delay of game] 13:30 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 15:07 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Hooking] 16:12 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:12 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 19:04 | |
| 2: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Charging] 9:23 |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing] 15:42 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12- 7- 8-27
VAN: 8- 5- 7-20
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-1-0)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-14-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: n/a
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