All NHL game summaries from December 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Kris Manery 8 (Mike Fidler, Dennis Maruk), 4:47 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 8 (Eric Vail, Ed Kea), 11:00 - PP | |
| CLE, | Greg Smith 2 (Kris Manery, Mike Fidler), 18:44 - PP | |
| 2: | CLE, | Al MacAdam 3, 5:41 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 11 (Dennis Maruk, Greg Smith), 7:32 | |
| CLE, | Kris Manery 9 (Dennis Maruk), 9:54 - PP | |
| ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 8 (John Gould, Richard Mulhern), 15:26 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bill Clement 11 (John Gould), 11:40 |
| CLE, | Rick Shinske 2 (Ken Kuzyk, Randy Holt), 18:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 0:21 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Roughing] 8:03 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Slashing, Fighting] 8:03 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Holding] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Boarding] 9:13 |
| Mike Crombeen, CLE [Tripping] 16:19 | |
| 3: | Eric Vail, ATL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 7:26 |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Elbowing] 14:54 | |
| Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 17:29 |
Penalty time: CLE: 11 minutes
ATL: 12 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 4- 6- 7-17
ATL: 16- 8-14-38
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (W, 3-6-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 7-4-9),
Yves Belanger Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Don Koharski, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 7,829
Yves Belanger Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Don Koharski, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 7,829
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 2:42 |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 10 (Phil Esposito, Dan Newman), 5:02 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 10 (Dennis Hextall), 16:24 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 14 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), 1:23 - PP |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 13 (Ed Johnstone, Ron Greschner), 8:31 - SH | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 3 (Nick Libett, Reed Larson), 17:08 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 11 (Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito), 19:57 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 6 (Reed Larson, Dan Maloney), 6:40 - PP |
| DET, | Nick Libett 6 (Dennis Hextall, Reed Larson), 9:10 | |
| DET, | Paul Woods 5 (Greg Joly, Dale McCourt), 13:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 10:22 |
| Dan Newman, NYR [Slashing] 10:22 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Slashing] 11:14 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 13:39 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 19:30 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 19:56 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 6:51 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 9:29 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 1:37 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 2:43 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 4:51 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 8-11-26
DET: 15-14-12-41
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 0-0-2)
DET: Ron Low (T, 4-3-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,214
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 18 (Gary McAdam), 6:32 |
| LA , | Syl Apps 9 (Marcel Dionne, Gary Sargent), 15:47 | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 13 (Jerry Korab, Jocelyn Guevremont), 19:03 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 11, :57 |
| BUF, | Gary McAdam 7 (Rene Robert, Lee Fogolin), 1:25 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 19 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 2:37 | |
| 3: | LA , | Butch Goring 14 (Dave Hutchison), 2:37 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 14 (Danny Gare), 8:28 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 20 (Rene Robert), 8:49 | |
| LA , | Bert Wilson 3 (Pete Stemkowski, Neil Komadoski), 14:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Sargent, LA [Interference] 17:17 |
| 2: | Gary Sargent, LA [Hooking] 9:31 |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Slashing] 12:52 | |
| 3: | Dave Hutchison, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:08 |
Penalty time: BUF: 0 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7-17- 6-30
LA : 11-13-14-38
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 20-6-3)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 11-7-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 11,645
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Dailey 14 (Paul Holmgren, Rick MacLeish), 9:19 - PP |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 7, 16:51 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 16 (Bobby Clarke), 1:46 |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 11 (Andre Dupont, Mel Bridgman), 5:26 | |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 8 (Bobby Clarke, Bob Kelly), 7:35 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 12 (Bob Miller, Mike Milbury), 9:20 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 11 (Rick Middleton, Peter McNab), 13:53 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 13 (Johnny Bucyk), 19:16 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 8 (Peter McNab, Brad Park), 9:23 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 10 (Bill Barber), 13:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Holding] 8:15 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Fighting] 10:08 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 10:08 | ||
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 17:07 | ||
| Bill Barber, PHI [Holding] 17:47 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 2:39 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
PHI: 9 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 4-14-14-32
PHI: 14-12- 9-35
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 10-3-2)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 9-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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