NHL game summary from December 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (11-19-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (27-5-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | CLE, | Frank Spring 6 (Wayne Merrick, Brent Meeke), 13:24 - PP |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 15 (Rejean Houle, Yvon Lambert), 13:54 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Wayne Merrick 9 (Mike Fidler, Greg Smith), 14:20 - PP |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 10 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 19:23 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 5 (Doug Jarvis, Yvan Cournoyer), 4:09 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 27 (Pete Mahovlich), 5:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Tripping] 9:04 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 12:25 | ||
| Bob Girard, CLE [Hi-sticking] 16:49 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:49 | ||
| 2: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 5:32 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Boarding, Roughing] 11:07 | ||
| Greg Smith, CLE [Roughing] 11:07 | ||
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Delay of game - Puck over glass] 15:33 | ||
| Dennis Maruk, CLE [Hooking] 15:44 | ||
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Interference] 16:22 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
MTL: 12 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 5- 9- 5-19
MTL: 11- 7-11-29
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 9-13-3)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 19-4-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,851
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