All NHL game summaries from March 24, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-49-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (32-33-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 20 (Walt McKechnie, Jean Hamel), 16:20 |
| ATL, | John Gould 13 (Bobby Simpson), 16:33 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 21 (Willi Plett, Bill Clement), 4:32 - PP |
| ATL, | John Gould 14 (Rey Comeau), 10:37 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt McKechnie, DET [Tripping] 9:07 |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Interference] 16:49 | |
| 2: | Jim Nahrgang, DET [Cross checking] 3:01 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Hooking] 9:03 | |
| 3: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Slashing] 6:08 |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Hooking] 10:17 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 12:55 | |
| Terry Murray, DET [Hooking] 15:30 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Hi-sticking] 16:50 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:50 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5- 8- 2-15
ATL: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-28-6)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 16-16-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,783
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (45-16-14) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Boston Bruins (44-23-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 29 (Orest Kindrachuk, Rick Lapointe), 2:14 |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 21 (Joe Watson, Bobby Clarke), 13:16 | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 22 (Orest Kindrachuk, Andre Dupont), 16:47 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 22 (Rick MacLeish), 1:02 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 46 (Gary Dornhoefer, Tom Bladon), 11:49 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 14 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 2:13 - PP |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 30 (Paul Holmgren, Rick MacLeish), 4:19 - PP | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 29 (Brad Park, Wayne Cashman), 5:36 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 4:01 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Fighting] 7:49 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 7:49 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting, Game misconduct] 15:27 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Roughing double minor] 15:27 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 18:17 | |
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Cross checking, Fighting] 3:21 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 3:21 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 10:37 | |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Hooking] 11:17 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Hooking] 18:22 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:44 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 18:44 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Cross checking] 19:54 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 3:21 |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Tripping] 5:09 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Tripping] 5:27 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Interference] 13:37 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:09 |
Penalty time: PHI: 30 minutes
BOS: 37 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9- 7- 7-23
BOS: 10- 5- 8-23
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 33-13-10)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 26-10-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,226
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (30-36-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (56-8-11) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 19 (Larry Robinson), 1:53 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 22 (Doug Risebrough, Guy Lapointe), 3:09 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 27 (Claude Larose, Jamie Masters), 6:10 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 15 (Guy Lapointe, Rejean Houle), 8:09 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Murray Wilson 12, 9:23 |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 53 (Larry Robinson, Rejean Houle), 5:57 |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 15 (Bob Gainey, Jimmy Roberts), 6:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, STL [Hooking] 17:40 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 18:05 | |
| 2: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Slashing] 1:02 |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 13:30 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 19:50 | |
| Rick Bourbonnais, STL [Interference] 19:50 | |
| 3: | Pierre Plante, STL [Elbowing] 1:50 |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Fighting] 7:12 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 7:12 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Fighting] 7:12 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 7:12 | |
| Rick Bourbonnais, STL [Cross checking] 10:25 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Tripping] 19:10 |
Penalty time: STL: 22 minutes
MTL: 26 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jamie Masters | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 16- 5- 8-29
MTL: 10- 6- 5-21
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 13-16-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 39-6-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John Brown, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,829
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