All NHL game summaries from December 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (15-5-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Kurt Walker 2 (Trevor Johansen, Jack Valiquette), 5:44 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 9 (Mike Milbury, Don Marcotte), 10:35 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Brad Park 5 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 12:56 |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 3 (Mike Forbes, Rick Smith), 14:17 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Palmateer, TOR 2:30 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR 14:03 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS 3:25 |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR 3:32 | |
| Mike Forbes, BOS 8:20 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS 16:05 | |
| 3: | John Anderson, TOR 3:33 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS 6:55 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Misconduct] 14:33 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Misconduct] 14:33 |
Penalty time: TOR: 18 minutes
BOS: 18 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Shanahan | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5-10- 5-20
BOS: 13- 7- 5-25
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 11-5-3)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 8-2-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 12,997
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-11-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (16-6-3) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Jim Schoenfeld), 9:02 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 12 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Bill Hajt), 1:38 |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 3 (Rick Martin), 13:46 - PP | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 13 (Andre Savard), 18:33 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Luce 11 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 4:42 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 7 (Paul Woods), 9:03 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 17 (Lee Fogolin, Jim Lorentz), 14:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, BUF [Fighting] 7:54 |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 7:54 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 7:54 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 7:54 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Roughing] 7:54 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing double minor] 7:54 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 11:40 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 11:40 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Elbowing] 12:19 | |
| Fred Stanfield, BUF [Hi-sticking] 12:19 | |
| 2: | Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 13:02 |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Hooking] 12:35 |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:17 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Hooking] 18:23 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 19:49 |
Penalty time: DET: 26 minutes
BUF: 15 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -18 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -18 | 29 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-15- 7-29
BUF: 11-11-19-41
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 2-6-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 16-5-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-10-5) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (6-10-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Mike Walton 15 (Dennis Ververgaert), 5:44 |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 10 (Hilliard Graves, John Grisdale), 14:41 | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 16 (Dennis Ververgaert, Dennis Kearns), 16:10 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 11 (Dennis Kearns, Hilliard Graves), 3:20 |
| CHI, | Phil Russell 3 (John Marks, Jean Savard), 5:16 | |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 5 (Chris Oddleifson, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 17:19 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 2 (Ivan Boldirev, Bob Kelly), 10:03 - PP |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 4 (Mike Walton, Ron Sedlbauer), 11:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, CHI [Tripping] 2:14 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 15:25 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Roughing] 18:29 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Roughing double minor] 18:29 | |
| 2: | Pierre Plante, CHI [Hi-sticking] 14:50 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 14:50 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Fighting] 19:07 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Roughing, Fighting] 19:07 | |
| 3: | Bob Kelly, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:59 |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Holding] 8:16 | |
| Cesare Maniago, VAN [Double game misconduct] 17:57 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking, Attempt to injure] 17:57 | |
| Mike Walton, VAN [Spearing major, Attempt to injure] 17:57 |
Penalty time: VAN: 48 minutes
CHI: 29 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 17- 8- 7-32
CHI: 12- 9-10-31
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 4-6-3),
Curt Ridley CHI: Mike Veisor (L, 2-3-3) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 11,826
Curt Ridley CHI: Mike Veisor (L, 2-3-3) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 11,826
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-14-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (10-12-3) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 7 (Roland Eriksson), 11:18 |
| MIN, | Nick Beverley 4 (Roland Eriksson), 16:42 | |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 7 (Pierre Jarry, Brad Maxwell), 19:03 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 7 (Ed Johnstone, Carol Vadnais), 9:57 - PP |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 7 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Dillon), 14:42 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 5 (Doug Hicks), 15:42 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 5 (Carol Vadnais, Ron Greschner), 19:12 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 8 (Dave Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 14:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:01 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:01 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:18 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 19:27 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 4:24 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 9:33 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:33 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Roughing] 9:33 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 18:20 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:53 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:53 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 1:39 |
Penalty time: MIN: 17 minutes
NYR: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 8- 5-24
NYR: 11-12-17-40
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (T, 0-2-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 5-6-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-11-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (2-17-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Greg Malone 12 (Dave Schultz), 10:22 |
| 2: | PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 8 (Tom Edur), 4:05 |
| WAS, | Eddy Godin 1, 14:23 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 8 (Gene Carr, Lowell MacDonald), 6:09 - PP |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 1 (Greg Malone, Dave Schultz), 11:45 | |
| WAS, | Craig Patrick 1 (Guy Charron, Eddy Godin), 14:12 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hi-sticking] 0:53 |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Roughing] 0:53 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 3:15 | |
| Gerry Meehan, WAS [Fighting] 3:15 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 11:53 | |
| 2: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 11:36 |
| Gerry Meehan, WAS [Fighting] 11:36 | |
| Gene Carr, PIT [Slashing] 15:16 | |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 4:16 |
| Bob Paradise, PIT [Slashing] 14:51 |
Penalty time: PIT: 18 minutes
WAS: 14 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunc Wilson | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Gibson | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 5- 5-10-20
WAS: 7- 9-15-31
Goalies: PIT: Dunc Wilson (W, 3-5-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 7,540
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