NHL game summary from December 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (15-17-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-24-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: STL, Larry Patey 13 (Floyd Thomson, Rod Seiling), 10:18 - SH
VAN, Andy Spruce 7 (Rick Blight, Larry Carriere), 12:55
2: STL, Floyd Thomson 5, 8:10
VAN, Jim Wiley 1, 16:16
STL, Bob Gassoff 2 (Ted Irvine), 19:57
3: STL, Jerry Butler 4 (Bruce Affleck, Ted Irvine), 12:44
Penalties:
1: Pierre Plante, STL [Fighting] 1:41
Dave Fortier, VAN [Fighting] 1:41
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 6:07
Ted Irvine, STL [Tripping] 8:34
Garry Unger, STL [Hi-sticking] 17:00
Rick Blight, VAN [Holding] 17:00
2: Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Tripping] 5:52
Pierre Plante, STL [Fighting] 11:47
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 11:47
3: Bruce Affleck, STL [Holding] 14:51
Red Berenson, STL [Tripping] 16:06
Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Cross checking] 17:05
Penalty time: STL: 18 minutes
VAN: 18 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 22 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5- 8- 9-22
VAN: 12- 6- 6-24
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 8-6-3)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-10-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,613
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