NHL game summary from December 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-20-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (23-8-3) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 10 (Rick Martin, Andre Savard), 6:54 |
| WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 6, 14:21 - SH | |
| 2: | BUF, | Andre Savard 15 (Bill Hajt, Rick Martin), 4:54 |
| BUF, | Lee Fogolin 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 9:23 - PP | |
| BUF, | Fred Stanfield 4 (Brian Spencer, Gary McAdam), 10:03 | |
| BUF, | Brian Spencer 4 (Gary McAdam, Gilbert Perreault), 14:45 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Ron Lalonde 6 (Bill Collins, Tony White), 2:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Savard, BUF [Tripping] 0:42 |
| Terry Martin, BUF [Hooking] 9:23 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Elbowing] 12:58 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 14:48 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Holding] 18:16 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 7:11 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 8:18 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Cross checking] 17:03 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Cross checking] 19:13 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 14:16 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 15:20 |
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
BUF: 14 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Nicholson | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 5-10-25
BUF: 14-18-12-44
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 7-16-3)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 23-5-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
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