All NHL game summaries from December 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-14-10) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (10-14-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Dick Redmond 5, 5:03 - PP |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 5 (Ted Bulley, Ivan Boldirev), 12:31 - PP | |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 2 (Ivan Boldirev, John Marks), 14:00 | |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 8 (Grant Mulvey), 17:34 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 9 (Eric Vail, Miles Zaharko), 1:18 |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 9 (Grant Mulvey, Phil Russell), 9:25 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Wilson, CHI [Hooking] 3:24 |
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Fighting] 7:35 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Fighting] 7:35 | |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Interference] 8:15 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Charging] 10:58 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 17:04 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Tripping] 17:57 | |
| 2: | J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Tripping] 2:45 |
| 3: | Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 19:52 |
Penalty time: CHI: 13 minutes
ATL: 24 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 7- 8- 7-22
ATL: 14-14- 7-35
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 9-11-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 8-7-10)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,857
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-16-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-17-4) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 3, 8:22 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 8 (Paul Woods, Bill Lochead), 18:36 | |
| 2: | COL, | Paul Gardner 24 (Rick Jodzio, Dennis Owchar), 5:18 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 10 (Greg Joly, Dennis Polonich), 8:13 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 12 (Paul Woods, Dale McCourt), 9:10 | |
| COL, | Barry Beck 15 (John Van Boxmeer, Paul Gardner), 13:05 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 4 (Larry Giroux, Greg Joly), 2:30 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:06 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 5:06 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:54 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Tripping] 13:37 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 19:31 | |
| 2: | Andy Spruce, COL [Hooking] 0:19 |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Elbowing] 11:38 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Fighting] 12:28 | |
| Rick Jodzio, COL [Fighting] 12:28 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Game misconduct] 12:28 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Holding] 12:28 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 12:28 | |
| Andy Spruce, COL [Fighting] 16:29 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 16:29 | |
| 3: | Dennis Owchar, COL [Holding] 1:53 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 3:09 |
Penalty time: COL: 22 minutes
DET: 32 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 40 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 15-16- 9-40
DET: 9- 7-10-26
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 7-12-5)
DET: Ron Low (W, 6-4-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,446
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (7-23-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-21-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tom Reid 1 (Fred Barrett, Pierre Jarry), 9:47 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Engele, MIN [Roughing] 6:24 | |
| Barry Gibbs, STL [Slashing] 14:13 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 2 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 11-19- 7-37
MIN: 9-10- 8-27
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-11-1)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 9-18-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,342
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (10-21-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (23-7-4) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | CLE, | Kris Manery 13 (Mike Fidler, Jim Neilson), 4:57 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 18 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 6:18 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Bill Nyrop 2 (Jacques Lemaire, Rejean Houle), 8:30 - SH |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 25 (Pierre Larouche, Michel Larocque), 10:46 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 7 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 13:33 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 11 (Doug Risebrough, Pierre Mondou), 16:46 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Rick Hampton 6 (Dave Gardner, Fred Ahern), 7:54 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 18 (Kris Manery, Jim Neilson), 19:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, CLE [Hooking] 19:48 |
| 2: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 2:18 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 8:09 | |
| Walt McKechnie, CLE [Hooking] 9:21 | |
| Jim Neilson, CLE [Interference] 11:54 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:59 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, CLE [Holding] 1:26 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 4:03 |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 7- 6-19
MTL: 15-15- 6-36
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-13-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 7-2-2)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,730
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (19-8-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-15-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 7 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 11:07 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 26 (Billy Harris, J.P. Parise), 3:16 |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 16 (Dennis Kearns, Curt Ridley), 7:13 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 27 (Billy Harris, J.P. Parise), 9:45 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 10 (Bryan Trottier, J.P. Parise), 15:14 | |
| VAN, | Harold Snepsts 2 (Rick Blight, Jere Gillis), 19:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 9:57 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking] 13:44 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 17:35 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 0:47 |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Fighting] 5:53 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 5:53 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Roughing] 13:32 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Roughing] 13:32 | |
| 3: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Delay of game] 19:14 |
Penalty time: NYI: 17 minutes
VAN: 9 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-15-10-36
VAN: 12-10- 7-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 8-5-2)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 5-6-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (22-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (6-21-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 10 (Rick Smith, Gilles Gilbert), 9:57 |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 4 (Bobby Schmautz, Bob Miller), 16:06 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Girard 2 (Guy Charron, Larry Bolonchuk), 3:03 |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 15, 9:44 | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 6 (Bob Sirois, Rick Green), 14:32 - PP | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 15:57 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 7 (Gary Doak, Wayne Cashman), 17:36 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 5 (Peter McNab), 11:11 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 13 (Rick Middleton), 19:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Miller, BOS [Fighting] 3:04 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 3:04 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 7:33 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Holding] 14:47 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 14:47 | |
| 2: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hooking] 14:01 |
| 3: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Holding] 7:51 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Charging] 15:41 |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
WAS: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-16- 8-34
WAS: 7- 8- 3-18
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 12-4-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 2-5-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,841
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