All NHL game summaries from April 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-36-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (36-32-15) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Los Angeles Kings win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Butch Goring 2 (Mike Murphy, Neil Komadoski), 3:37 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 2 (Bob Berry, Bob Murdoch), 5:52 | |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 1 (Tim Ecclestone), 14:48 - SH | |
| 2: | LA , | Butch Goring 3 (Mike Murphy), 3:06 |
| 3: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 1 (Eric Vail, Richard Mulhern), 5:05 - PP |
| LA , | Butch Goring 4, 19:59 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:37 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hi-sticking] 8:37 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 8:52 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:52 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 11:07 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 14:13 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Holding] 17:52 | |
| 2: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Charging, Slashing] 3:55 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:34 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:34 | |
| Larry Brown, LA [Cross checking] 11:02 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Fighting] 11:02 | |
| Vic Venasky, LA [Interference] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, LA [Hi-sticking] 4:38 |
Penalty time: ATL: 27 minutes
LA : 24 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 27 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 7-12-27
LA : 7-11- 5-23
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 1-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,005
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (35-33-15) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 Pittsburgh Penguins (35-35-13) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Borje Salming 2 (Lanny McDonald, Mike Pelyk), 8:34 - PP |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 2 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 14:14 - PP | |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 2 (Rick Kehoe, Dave Burrows), 19:40 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 2 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 8:46 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 3 (Ian Turnbull, Darryl Sittler), 14:17 | |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 1 (Greg Malone, Ron Stackhouse), 16:06 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 4 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 19:44 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 1:05 |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Boarding] 6:37 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Roughing] 6:37 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Roughing] 6:37 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Hooking] 9:46 | |
| Bob Kelly, PIT [Holding] 12:52 | |
| Denis Herron, PIT [Fighting] 14:14 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 14:14 | |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Game misconduct] 14:14 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 15:31 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Interference] 17:34 | |
| Don Ashby, TOR [Tripping] 19:15 | |
| 2: | Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Roughing] 15:07 |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Roughing] 15:07 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Holding] 16:40 | |
| 3: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Tripping] 4:39 |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Holding] 11:56 |
Penalty time: TOR: 19 minutes
PIT: 29 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Pelyk | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 11 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 11 | 42 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 19-12-11-42
PIT: 13-17-10-40
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 1-0-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 1-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,934
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