All NHL game summaries from December 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-18-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (16-12-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Willi Plett 11 (Rey Comeau, Rick Bowness), 19:29 |
| 2: | ATL, | Ken Houston 9 (Ed Kea, Guy Chouinard), 13:41 |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 13 (Nick Libett, Dennis Polonich), 15:45 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing, Fighting] 3:32 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 12:36 | ||
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 12:36 | ||
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 14:56 | ||
| 2: | Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 8:57 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 16:06 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
ATL: 14 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-10-10-27
ATL: 16-10-12-38
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-9-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 9-5-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, John Brown
Attendance: 14,244
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (21-8-3) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-20-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Terry Martin 6 (Gilbert Perreault, Danny Gare), 6:14 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 5 (Fred Stanfield, Gilbert Perreault), 8:50 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Andre Savard 13 (Rick Martin, Jim Lorentz), 18:31 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 6 (Jim Schoenfeld, Jerry Korab), 19:39 | |
| 3: | CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 9 (Dale Tallon, Keith Magnuson), 7:17 |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 2, 13:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, CHI [Elbowing] 6:56 |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Slashing] 2:24 |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Holding] 6:52 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 14:38 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 9:02 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Duane Wylie | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 14-12- 6-32
CHI: 6- 7-10-23
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 21-5-3)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-19-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-20-8) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (11-17-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CLE, | Jim Moxey 2 (Bob Girard, Ralph Klassen), 3:31 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 15 (Bob Stewart, Jim Neilson), 9:45 | |
| MIN, | Doug Hicks 2 (Ernie Hicke, Tim Young), 16:34 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 14 (Al MacAdam, Brent Meeke), 10:32 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Roland Eriksson 12 (Dean Talafous), 10:19 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 9 (Frank Spring, Wayne Merrick), 12:33 | |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 14 (Roland Eriksson, Steve Jensen), 16:46 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Jensen, MIN [Tripping] 7:38 |
| 2: | Rich Nantais, MIN [Roughing] 4:33 |
| Frank Spring, CLE [Roughing double minor] 4:33 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Elbowing] 10:08 | |
| 3: | Alex Pirus, MIN [Delay of game] 1:04 |
| Dennis Maruk, CLE [Tripping] 5:35 | |
| Glenn Patrick, CLE [Hooking] 16:01 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-11-13-32
CLE: 12- 8- 7-27
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 2-10-6)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-11-3)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Ron Finn
Attendance: 4,496
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (14-17-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (8-20-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Claude Larose 11 (Larry Patey, Bob Gassoff), :52 |
| STL, | Bob Gassoff 1, 5:25 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 14, 9:35 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Durbano, COL [Elbowing] 2:46 |
| 2: | Bench penalty, COL [Delay of game] 6:11 |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Game misconduct] 6:11 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Interference] 6:11 | |
| Steve Durbano, COL [Spearing major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 6:11 | |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Interference] 14:56 | |
| 3: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Hooking] 11:04 |
Penalty time: STL: 16 minutes
COL: 29 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 14 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10-10- 8-28
COL: 4- 6- 4-14
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 7-6-3)
COL: Doug Favell (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 6,417
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (10-23-3) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (11-14-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Gene Carr 11 (Marcel Dionne), 6:05 |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 17 (Butch Goring, Tom Williams), 5:29 - PP |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 12 (Don Lever), 11:11 | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 7 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Hilliard Graves), 17:28 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 5 (Chris Oddleifson, Rick Blight), 15:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 10:10 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Boarding, Hi-sticking] 11:32 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:32 | |
| Vic Venasky, LA [Hooking] 15:25 | |
| 2: | Frank St. Marseille, LA [Tripping] 0:41 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 4:06 | |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser, LA [Hooking] 14:02 | |
| 3: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Slashing] 16:35 |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Charging] 17:59 |
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wiley | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 5-13-24
LA : 18- 8- 6-32
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 4-9-1)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 11-11-8)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,987
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (19-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (14-13-9) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Don Saleski 5 (Mel Bridgman), 18:49 - SH |
| 2: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 8 (Mel Bridgman, Terry Murray), 2:50 |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 4 (Rod Gilbert, Steve Vickers), 9:28 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 10 (Bill Barber, Larry Goodenough), 12:00 - PP | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 16 (Steve Vickers, Phil Esposito), 16:03 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 16 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 17:23 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joe Watson, PHI [Tripping] 17:46 |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 5:17 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 11:43 | |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Holding] 12:56 | |
| Harvey Bennett, PHI [Holding] 14:52 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 16:45 | |
| 3: | Don Saleski, PHI [Slashing] 3:36 |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 11:34 |
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-12- 4-25
NYR: 12-21-13-46
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 17-7-6)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (T, 6-8-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-15-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-13-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Syl Apps 9 (Blair Chapman, Ron Schock), 1:11 |
| 2: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 14 (Pierre Larouche, Mike Corrigan), 3:04 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 25 (Borje Salming), 10:57 - PP | |
| PIT, | Pierre Larouche 11 (Syl Apps), 11:39 - PP | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 26 (Ian Turnbull, Darryl Sittler), 14:31 | |
| PIT, | Mike Corrigan 8 (Pierre Larouche, Rick Kehoe), 18:14 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ron Schock 5 (Syl Apps, Lew Morrison), 5:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Larouche, PIT [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 13:23 |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Tripping] 9:27 |
| Inge Hammarstrom, TOR [Interference] 10:11 | |
| Dunc Wilson, PIT [Roughing] 10:11 | |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 11:32 | |
| 3: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 8:57 |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 14:31 | |
| Dennis Owchar, PIT [Holding] 19:31 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dunc Wilson | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Wayne Thomas | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-14-14-38
TOR: 6-22-11-39
Goalies: PIT: Dunc Wilson (W, 9-9-4)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (L, 4-8-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,485
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