All NHL game summaries from March 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (31-31-13) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (24-39-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Phil Russell 8, 10:22 |
| 2: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 24 (Grant Mulvey), 5:25 - PP |
| PIT, | Bob Kelly 10, 13:46 | |
| PIT, | Mario Faubert 2 (Pierre Larouche), 19:26 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 9 (Darcy Rota), 7:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Pronovost, PIT [Hooking] 17:32 | |
| 2: | Don Awrey, PIT [Holding] 4:56 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
CHI: 0 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Price | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ed Gilbert | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Vaydik | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Hinton | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14-13-12-39
CHI: 14- 8-14-36
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 12-9-5)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 24-32-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Swede Knox
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (31-32-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Cleveland Barons (23-38-11) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | CLE, | Juha Widing 9 (Ralph Klassen, Dave Gardner), 1:24 |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 16 (Dennis Maruk, Al MacAdam), 4:03 | |
| CLE, | Bob Girard 10 (Wayne Merrick, Bob Stewart), 5:51 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Pat Ribble 2 (Tom Lysiak, Willi Plett), 2:31 |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 19 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 7:47 | |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 17, 14:47 | |
| ATL, | Bobby Simpson 12, 17:10 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 16 (Larry Romanchych, Pat Ribble), 1:43 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 25 (John Gould), 19:08 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Tripping] 10:31 |
| Mike Christie, CLE [Delay of game] 13:43 | |
| 2: | Mike Christie, CLE [Holding] 15:02 |
| 3: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Elbowing] 4:58 |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Fighting] 6:01 | |
| Al MacAdam, CLE [Fighting] 6:01 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing] 6:01 | |
| Dennis Maruk, CLE [Roughing] 6:01 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Tripping] 8:50 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 17:55 |
Penalty time: ATL: 13 minutes
CLE: 13 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 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 13-15-13-41
CLE: 15- 3- 7-25
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 15-16-6)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 18-22-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,829
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (24-40-10) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (19-41-13) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | VAN, | Dave Fortier 1 (Derek Sanderson, Dennis Kearns), 11:44 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | VAN, | Don Lever 23 (Rick Blight, Gerry O'Flaherty), 1:02 - PP |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 15 (Harold Snepsts), 4:58 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 16 (Rick Blight, Ralph Stewart), 11:42 | |
| COL, | Barry Dean 11 (Ron Andruff), 14:02 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Fortier, VAN [Tripping] 2:48 |
| Dave Hudson, COL [Hooking] 5:39 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 7:15 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 11:02 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing major] 11:02 | |
| Dave Hudson, COL [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 12:34 |
| Ron Andruff, COL [Tripping] 17:08 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Cross checking] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Ron Delorme, COL [Spearing major] 16:48 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:08 | |
| Ron Andruff, COL [Hi-sticking] 18:08 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Holding, Game misconduct] 18:08 |
Penalty time: VAN: 25 minutes
COL: 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Larry Johnston | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Gruen | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 9- 8-23
COL: 16-19-10-45
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 16-19-6)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 12-27-9)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 12,575
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-47-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (20-35-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Bob Ritchie 5 (Dennis Polonich, Terry Murray), 4:02 |
| MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 5 (Ernie Hicke, Tim Young), 14:55 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 27 (Tim Young, Bill Fairbairn), 19:43 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Ritchie, DET [Hooking] 10:30 | |
| 2: | Larry Giroux, DET [Hooking] 11:17 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
MIN: 0 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Giroux | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 9-10-31
MIN: 13-10-13-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-27-6)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 10-17-10)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,034
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (29-35-9) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (27-33-14) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | STL, | Red Berenson 20, 13:20 |
| 2: | NYR, | Nick Fotiu 4 (Mike McEwen, Dave Farrish), 4:48 |
| 3: | STL, | Jerry Butler 10 (Larry Patey, Bob MacMillan), 3:00 |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 18 (Dan Newman), 4:11 | |
| STL, | Rick Bourbonnais 4 (Bob Gassoff), 5:36 | |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 14 (Phil Esposito), 9:07 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 11, 11:01 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 22 (Phil Esposito), 12:10 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 0:35 |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hooking] 5:28 | |
| 2: | Brian Sutter, STL [Tripping] 0:18 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Misconduct] 7:03 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Tripping] 14:44 | |
| 3: | Garry Unger, STL [Roughing] 8:07 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 8:07 | |
| Bob MacMillan, STL [Slashing] 9:04 | |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Delay of game] 11:44 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Attempt to injure] 13:29 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Game misconduct] 13:29 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:29 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Boarding] 16:06 |
Penalty time: STL: 20 minutes
NYR: 30 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8-12-12-32
NYR: 10-15-12-37
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 7-14-1)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 13-11-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (45-22-6) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (20-40-14) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 25 (Tony White, Jack Lynch), 8:09 - SH |
| BUF, | Don Luce 20 (Jim Lorentz, Ken Breitenbach), 9:16 | |
| BUF, | Gary McAdam 10 (Andre Savard, Ken Breitenbach), 9:24 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 36 (Terry Martin, Rene Robert), 11:20 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 16 (Bill Riley), :39 |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 21 (Rene Robert, Jim Schoenfeld), 3:17 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 37 (Terry Martin), 16:03 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Fred Stanfield 9 (Brian Spencer, Jim Schoenfeld), 18:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 6:41 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:31 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:31 | |
| Tony White, WAS [Hooking] 14:15 | |
| 2: | Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 1:51 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking, Spearing major, Game misconduct] 1:51 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 3:51 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Fighting] 3:51 | |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Holding] 7:29 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Delay of game] 13:49 | |
| 3: | Rene Robert, BUF [Tripping] 9:01 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 19:21 | |
| Hartland Monahan, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BUF: 22 minutes
WAS: 35 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12-14- 7-33
WAS: 5-10- 7-22
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 14-5-0)
WAS: Ron Low (L, 14-26-5),
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,228
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,228
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