All NHL game summaries from December 14, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-14-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (8-12-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 5 (Stan Mikita, Bob Kelly), 11:00 |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 1 (Lucien DeBlois, Nick Fotiu), 11:42 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 13 (Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais), 14:55 - PP | |
| CHI, | Dale Tallon 1 (Ivan Boldirev, Grant Mulvey), 18:27 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darcy Rota, CHI [Boarding] 7:52 |
| 2: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Charging] 13:33 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 16:56 | |
| 3: | Keith Magnuson, CHI [Holding] 0:41 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing] 10:53 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 10:53 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 20:00 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
CHI: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15- 8- 5-28
CHI: 9-10- 5-24
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 0-0-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 6-9-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,968
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-6-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (7-18-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 8 (Glen Sharpley), 1:38 |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 9 (Glen Sharpley), 7:29 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 3 (Larry Robinson, Yvon Lambert), 2:02 - PP |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 3, 14:44 - SH | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 8 (Glen Sharpley, Alex Pirus), 16:43 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Charging, Fighting] 3:43 |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Elbowing, Fighting] 3:43 | |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Tripping] 6:33 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 11:21 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting] 11:21 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking] 11:21 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:21 | |
| 2: | Doug Hicks, MIN [Tripping] 1:40 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:39 | |
| 3: | Jerry Engele, MIN [Slashing] 15:02 |
Penalty time: MTL: 18 minutes
MIN: 18 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 30 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-16-10-35
MIN: 7-10-15-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 13-4-2)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 7-15-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 9,802
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-15-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (7-19-3) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Claude Larose 7 (Bob Hess, Larry Patey), 2:35 |
| STL, | Bruce Affleck 3 (Garry Unger), 5:01 | |
| STL, | Len Frig 1, 8:16 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gene Carr 8 (Tom Edur), 6:31 - PP |
| 3: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 9 (Lowell MacDonald, Russ Anderson), 4:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 13:58 |
| Barry Gibbs, STL [Fighting] 13:58 | |
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Tripping] 17:52 | |
| 2: | Claude Larose, STL [Hooking] 6:20 |
| 3: | Brian Ogilvie, STL [Holding] 15:04 |
Penalty time: PIT: 7 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9-11- 8-28
STL: 20-17- 8-45
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 5-9-4)
STL: Phil Myre (W, 3-7-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,228
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (15-7-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-6-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 11 (Darryl Sittler), 7:17 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 12 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 12:37 - PP | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 9 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 19:53 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 10 (Bob Nystrom, Bert Marshall), 18:43 |
| 3: | TOR, | Borje Salming 8 (Bruce Boudreau), 3:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 3:57 |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 4:06 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:39 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Hooking] 18:33 | |
| 2: | Pat Price, NYI [Hooking] 9:06 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing] 12:45 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Tripping] 19:57 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 7:50 |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Elbowing] 10:59 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hooking] 15:37 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 18:50 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 18:50 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
TOR: 15 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13- 7-14-34
TOR: 14-10- 5-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 6-5-2)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 15-5-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,485
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