All NHL game summaries from December 22, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-15-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (21-7-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 9 (Tom Edur, Dave Schultz), 7:38 |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 6 (Mike Corrigan, Greg Malone), 8:57 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 10, 9:20 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 24 (Rene Robert, Gary McAdam), 16:09 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 7 (Andre Savard), 18:19 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 12 (Don Edwards), 18:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gene Carr, PIT [Hooking] 15:03 |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Boarding] 15:15 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 16:57 | |
| 2: | Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Hooking] 1:50 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 10:10 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Roughing] 10:10 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Charging] 12:31 | |
| Bob Paradise, PIT [Delay of game] 15:34 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 11:06 |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Roughing] 11:06 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
BUF: 10 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 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Price | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 15 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7- 5- 3-15
BUF: 12-13-11-36
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 6-9-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 21-6-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (16-11-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-14-10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | LA , | Dave Taylor 4 (Pete Stemkowski, Bert Wilson), 10:12 |
| 2: | LA , | Bert Wilson 4 (Dave Hutchison, Pete Stemkowski), 15:17 |
| LA , | Don Kozak 7 (Dave Hutchison), 17:21 | |
| 3: | LA , | Don Kozak 8 (Marcel Dionne, Vic Venasky), 7:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Savard, CHI [Slashing] 14:43 |
| 2: | Mike Murphy, LA [Hooking] 8:14 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hi-sticking] 12:31 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Charging] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Roughing] 15:17 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Slashing] 15:17 |
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
CHI: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8-10- 7-25
CHI: 7- 4-10-21
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 14-7-4)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 8-11-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 9,072
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (7-22-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (18-7-8) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | STL, | Larry Patey 9 (Curt Bennett, Bruce Affleck), 6:17 - PP |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 14 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 15:05 | |
| STL, | Inge Hammarstrom 9 (Red Berenson, Brian Ogilvie), 17:43 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 15 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 1:07 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 5 (Stefan Persson, Billy Harris), 3:05 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 23 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 8:23 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 13, 9:18 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 24 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 16:57 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 11 (Jude Drouin, Stefan Persson), 15:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 5:02 | |
| 2: | Gary Holt, STL [Hooking] 1:26 | |
| Jimmy Roberts, STL [Interference] 15:00 | ||
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 17:47 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 13- 9- 7-29
NYI: 7-12-13-32
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-10-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-2-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,675
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