NHL game summary from December 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-19-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 11 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 13:16 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 11 (Hartland Monahan), 15:11 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Don Saleski 6 (Orest Kindrachuk), 10:47 - SH |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 7 (Larry Goodenough, Mel Bridgman), 18:24 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Tom Bladon 4 (Rick MacLeish, Ross Lonsberry), 3:10 |
| PHI, | Andre Dupont 1 (Mel Bridgman, Bob Kelly), 10:37 | |
| WAS, | Ron Lalonde 5 (Bill Collins), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 7:04 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Slashing, Fighting] 7:04 | ||
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 11:09 | ||
| Hartland Monahan, WAS [Hooking] 18:42 | ||
| 2: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting] 10:11 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 10:11 | ||
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 11:42 | ||
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Tripping] 13:20 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey, PHI [Charging] 15:45 | ||
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Charging, Fighting, Game misconduct] 15:45 | ||
| Gord Lane, WAS [Game misconduct] 15:45 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 15:45 | ||
| Guy Charron, WAS [Holding] 17:29 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 30 minutes
PHI: 37 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Nicholson | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 14- 6- 7-27
PHI: 8-16- 8-32
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 3-4-1)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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