NHL game summary from December 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-21-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-20-5) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Dick Redmond 9 (Cliff Koroll), 3:52 |
| COL, | Chuck Arnason 9 (Gary Croteau), 4:58 | |
| CHI, | Alain Daigle 6 (Stan Mikita, Keith Magnuson), 12:14 | |
| 2: | COL, | Gary Croteau 10 (Dave Hudson, Chuck Arnason), 2:21 |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 12 (Ron Andruff, Jim McElmury), 6:06 | |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 10 (Ivan Boldirev, John Marks), 6:53 | |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 11 (Keith Magnuson, Ivan Boldirev), 18:07 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 5, 19:27 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 7:08 |
| John Marks, CHI [Tripping] 19:46 | |
| 2: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 7:47 |
| Guy Delparte, COL [Tripping] 13:10 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Slashing] 19:49 | |
| 3: | Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:36 |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Roughing] 2:36 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Tripping] 12:05 |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
CHI: 10 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Duane Wylie | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 13-14-14-41
CHI: 15- 9-13-37
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 6-16-4)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 11-19-3)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Luther
Attendance: n/a
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