NHL game summary from December 31, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-20-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (9-22-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 9 (Stan Mikita), 12:12 - PP |
| 3: | CHI, | Jim Harrison 8 (Dennis Hull, Stan Mikita), :55 - PP |
| COL, | Chuck Arnason 11 (Gary Croteau, Nelson Pyatt), 5:38 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 16 (Dave Hudson, Bryan Lefley), 18:33 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 3:34 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Holding] 19:35 | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, COL [Holding] 4:03 |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 12:01 | |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Interference] 18:31 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 19:51 | |
| 3: | Barry Dean, COL [Hooking] 7:18 |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Hi-sticking] 11:01 |
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
COL: 10 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 9- 8- 8-25
COL: 9-15- 6-30
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 12-19-4)
COL: Michel Plasse (T, 7-16-5)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 9,132
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