Sports headlines for Wednesday December 30, 1981:

• Gretzky Reaches 50 Goals In 39 Games
• Navy Gives Ohio State A Scare In 31-28 Liberty Bowl Loss
• Penn State's Upset Of Pitt Made It A Happier New Year For NBC

Today's hockey transactions:

•	Kings claimed Paul Mulvey on waivers from Penguins
•	Nordiques traded Robbie Ftorek and Quebec's #8 pick in the 1982 draft to Rangers for Jere Gillis and Dean Talafous (Talafous refused to report; Pat Hickey was assigned on 3/8/1982)

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Team 1 2 3 F Boston Bruins (22-10-4) 0 2 2 4 Calgary Flames (11-19-8) 0 2 0 2 Att: 7,234 at Stampede Corral Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Los Angeles Kings (13-21-3) 1 1 0 2 Colorado Rockies (9-23-6) 1 2 0 3 Att: 8,376 at McNichols Arena Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Philadelphia Flyers (22-13-1) 1 2 2 5 Edmonton Oilers (25-8-6) 3 2 2 7 Att: 17,490 at Northlands Coliseum Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Chicago Blackhawks (14-14-9) 0 3 0 3 Montreal Canadiens (21-7-9) 2 3 1 6 Att: 17,364 at Montreal Forum Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F New York Islanders (21-11-5) 1 2 1 4 New York Rangers (15-17-5) 1 3 2 6 Att: 17,443 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Washington Capitals (10-24-3) 0 1 1 2 Pittsburgh Penguins (16-15-6) 3 2 1 6 Att: 10,788 at Civic Arena Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F St. Louis Blues (18-17-4) 2 3 1 6 Toronto Maple Leafs (10-17-9) 1 2 1 4 Att: 16,360 at Maple Leaf Gardens Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Hartford Whalers (10-18-9) 1 4 1 6 Winnipeg Jets (13-18-8) 1 0 0 1 Att: 10,470 at Winnipeg Arena Game Summary

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