Saturday, October 9, 1976 · Detroit Olympia
Sabres 0 at Red Wings 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
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8:34
Walt McKechnie (2) PPG Dennis Polonich (2) BUF 0 – 1 DET
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10:45
Dennis Polonich (1) Al Cameron (1), Dan Maloney (1) BUF 0 – 2 DET
3rd Period
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9:39
Buster Harvey (2) Unassisted BUF 0 – 3 DET
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15:40
Bill Lochead (1) Unassisted BUF 0 – 4 DET
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ken Breitenbach D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 60:00 | -0.30 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Polonich C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.23 |
| Buster Harvey R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Dan Maloney L | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Bill Lochead L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Rick Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Rick Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Fred Williams R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Bloom L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Terry Harper D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | W | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | 2.00 |