All NHL game summaries 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (11-21-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (13-20-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 7 (Walt McKechnie, Jim Nahrgang), 7:09 |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 9 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Jim Nahrgang), 6:56 |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 10 (Walt McKechnie, Greg Joly), 14:36 - PP | |
| 3: | CLE, | Greg Smith 5 (Ralph Klassen, Phil Roberto), 3:42 |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 10 (Len Frig, Frank Spring), 4:41 | |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 15 (Nick Libett, Dennis Polonich), 10:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 2:15 |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Tripping] 18:32 | |
| 2: | Jim Neilson, CLE [Hooking] 8:40 |
| Jim Neilson, CLE [Hooking] 11:40 | |
| Mike Christie, CLE [Tripping] 12:51 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 19:07 | |
| 3: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Roughing] 1:41 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 1:41 |
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 7-12- 7-26
DET: 13-20-10-43
Goalies: CLE: Gary Simmons (L, 2-7-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 6-10-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,107
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-13-7) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (15-15-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Wayne Dillon 11 (Steve Vickers, Rod Gilbert), :59 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 9 (Tim Ecclestone), 8:06 - SH | |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 7 (Ron Greschner), 1:31 |
| ATL, | Bobby Simpson 6 (Bill Clement, Ken Houston), 9:51 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 15 (Bobby Simpson, Tim Ecclestone), 13:14 | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 12 (Tim Ecclestone, Bill Clement), 18:04 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 4:05 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 16:12 | ||
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 18:21 | ||
| 2: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Holding] 7:20 | |
| Barry Gibbs, ATL [Holding] 18:03 | ||
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing] 19:38 | ||
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Roughing double minor] 19:38 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 17-15-13-45
NYR: 7-15-10-32
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 9-7-4)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 7-10-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 17,500
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com