All NHL game summaries from December 15, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (11-12-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (15-9-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 7 (Curt Bennett), :13 |
| LA , | Tom Williams 21 (Butch Goring, Gary Sargent), 7:50 | |
| 3: | LA , | Gene Carr 10 (Mike Murphy, Marcel Dionne), 2:37 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 16 (Butch Goring, Gary Sargent), 8:38 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ab DeMarco, LA [Interference] 12:01 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Tripping] 19:09 | ||
| Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 19:48 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Ed Kea, ATL [Slashing] 7:09 | |
Penalty time: LA : 4 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9- 8- 8-25
ATL: 19-11-10-40
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 11-9-8)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 8-4-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 11,264
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-16-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (9-15-7) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 8 (Dave Gardner, Rick Hampton), 5:00 |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 9 (Brent Meeke), 9:25 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 7 (Walt McKechnie), 11:27 - PP | |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 7 (Wayne Merrick, Brent Meeke), 12:36 - PP | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 6 (Walt McKechnie), 16:06 - SH | |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 8 (Wayne Merrick, Frank Spring), 16:43 - PP | |
| CLE, | Frank Spring 1 (Wayne Merrick, Dave Gardner), 18:48 - PP | |
| 2: | CLE, | Wayne Merrick 7 (Glenn Patrick, Ken Kuzyk), 4:18 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 4 (Dennis Hextall, Dan Maloney), 13:33 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 10 (Dennis Maruk), 16:45 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Wilson, DET [Tripping] 2:32 | |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 2:57 | ||
| Glenn Patrick, CLE [Holding] 11:01 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Spearing major] 15:19 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 16:02 | |
| Ken Kuzyk, CLE [Hooking] 19:30 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8-13- 8-29
CLE: 15- 8- 7-30
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 7-9-1)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-9-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Jim Christison
Attendance: 3,220
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (24-5-4) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Colorado Rockies (8-17-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | COL, | Chuck Arnason 8 (Gary Croteau, John Van Boxmeer), 15:18 |
| 2: | MTL, | Murray Wilson 3 (Mario Tremblay), 5:49 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 5 (Jimmy Roberts, Doug Jarvis), 6:36 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 9 (Mario Tremblay, Jacques Lemaire), 14:32 | |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 7 (Bob Gainey), 19:06 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 7 (Guy Lafleur), 2:06 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 10, 4:25 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 8 (John Van Boxmeer, Dave Hudson), 4:35 | |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 8 (Murray Wilson), 8:25 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 9 (Murray Wilson), 19:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Tom Edur, COL [Tripping] 3:30 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 9:38 | ||
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 10:19 | ||
| 3: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 12:32 | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 6-18-12-36
COL: 11- 8-11-30
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 6-1-0)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 6-14-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,738
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (12-15-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-11-6) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | TOR, | Scott Garland 5 (Borje Salming, Don Ashby), 8:06 - PP |
| TOR, | Inge Hammarstrom 11 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 17:29 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 22 (Borje Salming), 17:45 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 10 (Brian Glennie), 4:25 |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 15 (Bob MacMillan), 19:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, STL [Hooking] 7:05 |
| 2: | Jim McKenny, TOR [Tripping] 6:36 |
| Ted Irvine, STL [Holding] 9:27 | |
| Derek Sanderson, STL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 10:03 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Interference] 10:34 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Roughing] 13:25 | |
| 3: | Brian Glennie, TOR [Interference] 4:46 |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hi-sticking] 7:50 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 11:58 | |
| Derek Sanderson, STL [Hooking, Slashing] 13:33 | |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Slashing] 15:58 |
Penalty time: STL: 24 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Wayne Thomas | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12-14-15-41
TOR: 11-10-10-31
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 7-11-1)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (W, 2-6-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Luther
Attendance: 16,356
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