All NHL game summaries from January 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-27-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 17 (Ron Stackhouse), 6:04 |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 8 (Dennis Owchar, Dave Burrows), 6:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 9 (Dennis Kearns, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:17 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 15 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 19:13 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Owchar, PIT [Holding] 7:17 | |
| Larry Carriere, VAN [Hooking] 13:43 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 15:14 | ||
| 2: | Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 1:35 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Interference] 17:21 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 9- 6-22
PIT: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 7-15-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (T, 4-4-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 6,856
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-17-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (17-18-5) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Pierre Plante 14, :17 |
| STL, | Ted Irvine 9 (Red Berenson, Jerry Butler), 14:52 | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Murphy 14 (Butch Goring, Gary Sargent), 11:47 - PP |
| 3: | LA , | Bert Wilson 4 (Butch Goring, Frank St. Marseille), 1:16 |
| STL, | Larry Patey 16 (Claude Larose, Joe Zanussi), 1:40 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 15 (Gary Sargent), 7:03 | |
| STL, | Claude Larose 14, 14:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Schultz, LA [Fighting] 13:59 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting] 13:59 | ||
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Holding] 19:02 | ||
| 2: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Tripping] 7:47 | |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Elbowing] 10:32 | ||
| Dave Schultz, LA [Elbowing, Roughing] 12:27 | ||
| Jerry Butler, STL [Roughing] 12:27 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 13 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8- 7- 8-23
STL: 9-13- 8-30
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 13-14-8)
STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 10-6-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,183
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (11-23-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 10 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Dennis Hextall), 7:45 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Bill Riley 1 (Gerry Meehan), 8:02 |
| WAS, | Tony White 5 (Bill Collins, Ron Lalonde), 12:59 | |
| DET, | Dwight Schofield 1 (Dennis Hextall, Danny Grant), 18:00 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 0:59 |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Slashing] 10:43 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 14:46 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 1:09 |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Holding] 4:54 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Tripping] 9:11 | |
| Kevin Schamehorn, DET [Charging, Fighting] 14:54 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Fighting] 14:54 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Fighting] 17:15 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Slashing, Fighting] 17:15 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 4:51 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:24 | |
| Bill Collins, WAS [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
WAS: 30 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Berry | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 16- 8- 8-32
WAS: 4-10- 8-22
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (T, 7-10-2)
WAS: Ron Low (T, 8-18-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,806
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