Wednesday, December 15, 1976 · Richfield Coliseum
Red Wings 3 at Barons 7
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
5:00
Bob Murdoch
(8)
Dave Gardner (6), Rick Hampton (14)
DET 0 – 1 CLE
-
9:25
Bob Murdoch
(9)
Brent Meeke (1)
DET 0 – 2 CLE
-
11:27
Dennis Polonich
(7)
PPG
Walt McKechnie (15)
DET 1 – 2 CLE
-
12:36
Mike Fidler
(7)
Wayne Merrick (14), Brent Meeke (2)
DET 1 – 3 CLE
-
16:06
Nick Libett
(6)
SHG
Walt McKechnie (16)
DET 2 – 3 CLE
-
16:43
Mike Fidler
(8)
PPG
Wayne Merrick (15), Frank Spring (1)
DET 2 – 4 CLE
-
18:48
Frank Spring
(1)
PPG
Wayne Merrick (16), Dave Gardner (7)
DET 2 – 5 CLE
2nd Period
-
4:18
Wayne Merrick
(7)
Glenn Patrick (3), Ken Kuzyk (1)
DET 2 – 6 CLE
-
13:33
Bill Lochead
(4)
Dennis Hextall (16), Dan Maloney (12)
DET 3 – 6 CLE
3rd Period
-
16:45
Bob Murdoch
(10)
PPG
Dennis Maruk (15)
DET 3 – 7 CLE
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lochead L | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1.10 |
| Dan Maloney L | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.38 |
| Jim Nahrgang D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Terry Harper D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Rick Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Mike Bloom L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Rick Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Greg Joly D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | L | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 60:00 | -2.95 |
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick C | 1 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 3.53 |
| Bob Murdoch R | 3 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 2.78 |
| Mike Fidler L | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.95 |
| Frank Spring R | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1.60 |
| Brent Meeke D | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1.48 |
| Dave Gardner C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Rick Hampton D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Ken Kuzyk R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Glenn Patrick D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Mike Christie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Jim Neilson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Moxey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 60:00 | 0.35 |