All NHL game summaries from December 10, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-18-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-8-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 11 (Richard Mulhern, Eric Vail), 11:25 |
| 2: | MIN, | Alex Pirus 2 (Lou Nanne, Bill Hogaboam), 15:49 |
| MIN, | Alex Pirus 3 (Bill Hogaboam), 16:00 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Richard Mulhern 3 (Tom Lysiak, Curt Bennett), 4:09 |
| ATL, | Richard Mulhern 4, 13:53 | |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 10 (Lou Nanne, Dean Talafous), 15:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 6:56 |
| 2: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 19:05 |
| 3: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Elbowing] 14:11 |
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 3-10- 8-21
ATL: 13-10-14-37
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 2-8-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 8-3-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 10,101
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cleveland Barons (7-15-7) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | CLE, | Gary Sabourin 7 (Wayne Merrick, Mike Fidler), :26 |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 7 (Mike Christie, Dennis Maruk), 4:55 | |
| CLE, | Mike Christie 4 (Wayne Merrick, Gary Sabourin), 11:06 | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 6 (Al MacAdam), 13:10 | |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 6 (Dave Gardner, Jim Pappin), 16:28 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Jim Neilson 1 (Jim Moxey, Dennis Maruk), 11:21 |
| WAS, | Ron Lalonde 4 (Paul Nicholson), 17:49 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Mike Fidler 5 (Gary Sabourin, Wayne Merrick), 14:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 0:37 |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Roughing] 0:37 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 2:37 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Tripping] 5:49 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 19:30 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, CLE [Tripping] 1:14 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 6:34 | |
| Rick Hampton, CLE [Slashing] 6:34 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Roughing] 9:58 | |
| Hartland Monahan, WAS [Slashing] 9:58 | |
| Dennis Maruk, CLE [Roughing] 12:26 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, CLE [Holding] 3:38 |
| Tony White, WAS [Slashing] 4:17 | |
| Glenn Patrick, CLE [Slashing] 4:17 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 11:08 | |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Fighting] 11:08 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Slashing] 17:10 | |
| Bob Murdoch, CLE [Hooking] 19:57 |
Penalty time: WAS: 17 minutes
CLE: 25 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Nicholson | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 32 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6-14-12-32
CLE: 21-11-12-44
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 5-14-3),
Bernie Wolfe CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 5-9-3) Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther Attendance: 3,774
Bernie Wolfe CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 5-9-3) Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther Attendance: 3,774
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