Sunday, December 19, 1976 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Red Wings 1 at Sabres 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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5:32
Gilbert Perreault (20) Lee Fogolin (11) DET 0 – 1 BUF
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15:25
Jim Schoenfeld (1) Craig Ramsay (14), Gilbert Perreault (19) DET 0 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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5:20
Dan Maloney (13) Jim Nahrgang (3), Dennis Hextall (18) DET 1 – 2 BUF
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17:53
Fred Stanfield (3) Gary McAdam (6), Brian Spencer (7) DET 1 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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3:34
Rick Martin (20) Andre Savard (10), Jim Lorentz (11) DET 1 – 4 BUF
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10:13
Andre Savard (12) Jim Lorentz (12), Rick Martin (17) DET 1 – 5 BUF
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10:35
Rick Martin (21) Andre Savard (11), Jim Lorentz (13) DET 1 – 6 BUF
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Maloney L | 1 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 1.28 |
| Jim Nahrgang D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Greg Joly D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Mike Bloom L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -0.53 |
| Rick Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -0.53 |
| Rick Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | L | 34 | 28 | 6 | .824 | 60:00 | -1.70 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 2 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 2.95 |
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 2.53 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2.33 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.75 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.05 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.93 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 0.60 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0.52 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0.52 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 60:00 | 1.45 |