Wednesday, March 10, 1976 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Red Wings 3 at Golden Seals 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:16
Mike Bloom (10) Al Cameron (5) DET 1 – 0 CGS
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8:17
Buster Harvey (11) Walt McKechnie (42), Terry Harper (19) DET 2 – 0 CGS
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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3:47
Nick Libett (18) PPG Walt McKechnie (43), Buster Harvey (15) DET 3 – 0 CGS
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4:22
Bob Girard (12) Wayne Merrick (31), Gary Sabourin (25) DET 3 – 1 CGS
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5:53
Dennis Maruk (27) Rick Hampton (31), Jim Moxey (13) DET 3 – 2 CGS
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6:22
Al MacAdam (29) Dennis Maruk (26), Rick Hampton (32) DET 3 – 3 CGS
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12:47
Fred Ahern Jr (13) Dave Gardner (25), Jim Moxey (14) DET 3 – 4 CGS
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.40 |
| Buster Harvey R | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1.38 |
| Terry Harper D | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0.78 |
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Mike Bloom L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Brian McCutcheon L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Barry Salovaara D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.27 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Rick Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.45 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.83 |
| Dan Maloney L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.05 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1.35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 59:07 | -0.80 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton D | 0 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1.78 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.75 |
| Jim Moxey R | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 1.63 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Dave Gardner C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Gary Sabourin R | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Al MacAdam R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 |
| Bob Girard L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.45 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Fred Ahern Jr R | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Bob Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Charlie Simmer L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Jacobs D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Christie D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | -0.38 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.13 |
| George Pesut D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Simmons | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 | -0.05 |