NHL game summary from December 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-25-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 11 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 1:45 |
| 2: | PHI, | Harvey Bennett 3 (Andre Dupont), 1:06 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 15 (Bill Barber, Jack McIlhargey), 15:48 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 12 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), :41 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 12 (Ross Lonsberry), 1:17 | |
| VAN, | Andy Spruce 8 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Ververgaert), 16:06 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 5:07 |
| Jack McIlhargey, PHI [Holding] 8:11 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 11:50 | |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Roughing double minor] 11:50 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference] 15:42 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Tripping] 18:28 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 2:04 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 13:29 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 4:35 |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 7:15 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 11:20 | |
| Hilliard Graves, VAN [Fighting] 11:20 | |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 11:20 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, PHI [Fighting, Misconduct, Attempt to injure] 11:20 |
Penalty time: PHI: 42 minutes
VAN: 30 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 5-15- 9-29
VAN: 11- 6-12-29
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 18-7-6)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-15-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,570
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