NHL game summary from December 29, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-11-3) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-26-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 18 (Bobby Schmautz), 3:45 - PP |
| BOS, | Earl Anderson 4 (Dave Forbes, Peter McNab), 3:57 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 13 (Mike Robitaille, Don Lever), 12:31 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Matti Hagman 3 (Terry O'Reilly), 2:38 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 22 (Bobby Schmautz, Wayne Cashman), 5:49 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 23 (Bobby Schmautz), 11:50 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 12 (Jean Ratelle), 19:32 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 24 (Rick Smith), 5:15 |
| BOS, | Hank Nowak 7, 12:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Holding] 3:14 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 11:02 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 14:37 | |
| 2: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Fighting] 12:25 |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Fighting] 12:25 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Game misconduct] 12:25 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Hooking] 14:09 | |
| 3: | Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 15:34 |
Penalty time: BOS: 21 minutes
VAN: 9 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-15- 8-30
VAN: 7- 4-10-21
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 9-7-1)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-11-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,570
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