NHL game summary from December 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-14-6) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-8-3) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | TOR, | Bob Neely 8 (Ian Turnbull), 4:52 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 12 (Jack Valiquette, Jim McKenny), 5:25 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 22, 17:13 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Andre Savard 14 (Jim Lorentz, Rick Martin), 4:10 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 10 (Don Luce), 15:14 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 7 (Gilbert Perreault, Danny Gare), 19:04 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Glennie, TOR [Hooking] 10:29 |
| 2: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Tripping] 4:23 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Tripping] 15:27 | |
| 3: | Mike Palmateer, TOR [Interference] 6:23 |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 6:23 |
Penalty time: TOR: 4 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 18 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 5- 9-22
BUF: 11-10-18-39
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 12-5-3)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 22-5-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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