Wednesday, December 22, 1976 · Chicago Stadium
Sabres 4 at Blackhawks 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:14
Terry Martin (6) Gilbert Perreault (20), Danny Gare (7) BUF 1 – 0 CHI
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8:50
Danny Gare (5) PPG Fred Stanfield (10), Gilbert Perreault (21) BUF 2 – 0 CHI
2nd Period
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18:31
Andre Savard (13) Rick Martin (18), Jim Lorentz (14) BUF 3 – 0 CHI
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19:39
Danny Gare (6) Jim Schoenfeld (6), Jerry Korab (18) BUF 4 – 0 CHI
3rd Period
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7:17
J.P. Bordeleau (9) Dale Tallon (7), Keith Magnuson (2) BUF 4 – 1 CHI
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13:57
Bob Murray (2) Unassisted BUF 4 – 2 CHI
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare R | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.65 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.55 |
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Terry Martin L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 | 0.60 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Keith Magnuson D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Dale Tallon D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| J.P. Bordeleau R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Kirk Bowman L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Dennis Hull L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Cliff Koroll R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| John Marks R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Alain Daigle R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Grant Mulvey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Duane Wylie C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| David Logan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Darcy Rota L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Phil Russell D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | L | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.20 |