All NHL game summaries from March 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (44-22-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (43-21-8) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 13 (Matti Hagman), 6:53 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 20 (Brad Park, Gregg Sheppard), 12:29 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 7, 3:52 - PP |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 30 (Don Luce, Lee Fogolin), 18:02 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 21 (Peter McNab), 12:03 |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5, 15:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 3:23 |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS [Holding] 8:37 | |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Charging] 10:45 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:45 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 11:19 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 2:06 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Hooking] 5:13 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 7:36 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 9:03 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 5:45 |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 6:17 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 8:33 | |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Interference] 8:33 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing] 17:39 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BUF: 21 minutes
BOS: 25 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5- 7- 8-20
BOS: 8-10-10-28
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 13-5-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 25-9-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,110
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-46-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (29-29-14) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Gary Sargent 14 (Marcel Dionne, Rogie Vachon), 3:01 - PP |
| LA , | Gene Carr 15, 3:46 | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 19 (Rick Wilson, Dennis Polonich), 12:00 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 17 (Michel Bergeron, J.P. LeBlanc), 19:00 | |
| LA , | Don Kozak 11 (Dave Schultz, Dave Hutchison), 19:48 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Michel Bergeron, DET [Slashing] 3:09 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Interference] 8:01 | ||
| Steve Clippingdale, LA [Roughing] 8:01 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 11:31 | ||
| Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:31 | ||
| Larry Brown, LA [Hi-sticking] 14:55 | ||
| Fred Williams, DET [Hooking] 17:13 | ||
| 2: | Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing double minor] 0:37 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing double minor] 0:37 | ||
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 1:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Martineau | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Clippingdale | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 6- 8-21
LA : 9-10- 7-26
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-26-6)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 28-21-12)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John Brown
Attendance: 14,580
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (31-30-11) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-16-13) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 20 (Richard Mulhern, Randy Manery), 8:12 - PP |
| PHI, | Harvey Bennett 11 (Jimmy Watson, Mel Bridgman), 13:32 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 30 (Tom Lysiak, Randy Manery), :26 |
| 3: | ATL, | Dave Shand 4 (Ken Houston, Curt Bennett), 10:51 |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 19 (Bill Clement), 12:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hooking] 7:04 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 10:34 | |
| 2: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Tripping] 3:17 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| 3: | Phil Myre, ATL [Slashing] 0:16 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing] 0:16 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting] 14:05 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 14:05 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 16:10 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Game misconduct] 16:10 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 16:10 |
Penalty time: ATL: 28 minutes
PHI: 23 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6-11- 5-22
PHI: 8-12- 9-29
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 15-14-6)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 11-3-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,077
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