All NHL game summaries from December 18, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (10-18-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (19-7-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CLE, | Kris Manery 11 (Dennis Maruk, Jim Neilson), 9:42 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 14, 2:45 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 7 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 10:39 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Interference] 3:37 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Slashing] 9:17 | |
| 2: | Kris Manery, CLE [Tripping] 1:55 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Cross checking] 8:40 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Holding] 12:27 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Elbowing] 6:37 |
Penalty time: CLE: 4 minutes
BOS: 8 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 | 4 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 10- 7- 6-23
BOS: 6- 9- 8-23
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (L, 3-7-2)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-1-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,255
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (9-13-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (9-13-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Jean Savard 7 (Darcy Rota, Keith Magnuson), :38 |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 3 (Doug Wilson, Ivan Boldirev), 17:44 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 4 (Ivan Boldirev, Ted Bulley), 10:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 7:33 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Holding] 11:49 | ||
| 2: | Pierre Plante, CHI [Tripping] 9:54 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Fighting] 11:07 | ||
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Fighting] 11:07 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 16:14 | ||
| Bill Clement, ATL [Hi-sticking] 17:19 | ||
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Cross checking] 19:43 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 11 minutes
CHI: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 7-13-29
CHI: 8- 6- 9-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 7-6-9)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 7-10-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,856
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-15-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (11-15-6) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 3 (Greg Polis), 1:01 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 4 (Dave Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 4:16 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 13 (Greg Polis, Ron Duguay), 14:18 | |
| NYR, | Wayne Dillon 1 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 16:42 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 2 (Walt Tkaczuk), 2:58 |
| DET, | Dennis Hull 3 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 3:37 - PP | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 7 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 4:57 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 5 (Don Awrey), 8:28 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 7:22 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Slashing] 9:12 | |
| Rick Vasko, DET [Holding] 15:05 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 15:18 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing double minor] 15:18 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 2:04 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 7:37 | |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Roughing] 7:37 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 12:47 | |
| 3: | Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 3:33 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 5:38 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Roughing] 5:38 | |
| Rick Vasko, DET [Fighting] 13:03 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Fighting] 13:03 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 13:03 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Slashing, Fighting] 13:03 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 16:12 | |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 16:12 |
Penalty time: DET: 31 minutes
NYR: 33 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-12-11-33
NYR: 16- 4- 8-28
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 5-4-2)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 6-6-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-7-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-5-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 16 (Rejean Houle, Larry Robinson), 17:15 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 11, 19:27 - PP-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Holding] 9:51 |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Interference] 12:23 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 4:32 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 4:32 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 6:08 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Tripping] 10:33 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 17:34 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 17:34 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 19:53 | |
| 3: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 17:54 |
Penalty time: MTL: 15 minutes
PHI: 17 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10- 6- 5-21
PHI: 7- 6- 9-22
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 14-5-2)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 9-4-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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