NHL game summary from January 1, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-12-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-16-10) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: LA , Gene Carr 12 (Gary Sargent, Marcel Dionne), 2:26
LA , Bert Wilson 3 (Vic Venasky, Bob Berry), 8:07
BOS, Don Marcotte 8 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 11:12
2: LA , Sheldon Kannegiesser 1 (Frank St. Marseille), 1:35
LA , Juha Widing 3 (Dave Schultz, Bob Murdoch), 6:24
BOS, Bobby Schmautz 7, 14:22
3: LA , Bob Berry 3 (Vic Venasky), 11:33
Penalties:
1: Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 17:30
2: Sheldon Kannegiesser, LA [Holding] 2:53
Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hooking] 17:35
3: Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 6:29
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
LA : 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 6-12- 5-23
LA : 9- 5- 6-20
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 13-5-2)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 13-13-8)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,337
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