NHL game summary from December 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (11-18-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (22-11-3) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | CLE, | Brent Meeke 1 (Mike Christie, Dave Gardner), 1:13 |
| BOS, | Earl Anderson 3 (Wayne Cashman, Peter McNab), 9:09 - PP | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 6 (Brad Park), 13:53 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 14 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 18:21 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 17 (Dallas Smith), 19:11 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Dave Gardner 7 (Mike Fidler, Bob Murdoch), 13:11 - PP |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 8 (Mike Fidler, Frank Spring), 17:46 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 6 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 14:41 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Rick Smith, Peter McNab), 19:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Girard, CLE [Interference] 7:40 |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 3:58 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 11:14 | |
| Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Slashing] 19:56 | |
| 3: | Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 6:02 |
| Mike Fidler, CLE [Hooking] 7:13 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 10:44 | |
| Al MacAdam, CLE [Fighting] 10:44 |
Penalty time: CLE: 9 minutes
BOS: 13 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 9- 6-21
BOS: 13- 3- 8-24
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 9-12-3)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 13-4-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,073
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