Friday, December 31, 1976 · Detroit Olympia
Barons 2 at Red Wings 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
7:09
Nick Libett
(7)
Walt McKechnie (23), Jim Nahrgang (5)
CLE 0 – 1 DET
2nd Period
-
6:56
Dennis Hextall
(9)
Buster Harvey (10), Jim Nahrgang (6)
CLE 0 – 2 DET
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14:36
Dennis Polonich
(10)
PPG
Greg Joly (4), Walt McKechnie (24)
CLE 0 – 3 DET
3rd Period
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3:42
Greg Smith
(5)
Ralph Klassen (12), Phil Roberto (6)
CLE 1 – 3 DET
-
4:41
Wayne Merrick
(10)
Len Frig (1), Frank Spring (4)
CLE 2 – 3 DET
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10:00
Walt McKechnie
(15)
Nick Libett (15), Dennis Polonich (16)
CLE 2 – 4 DET
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Frank Spring R | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Len Frig D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Greg Smith D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Phil Roberto R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Mike Fidler L | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Dave Gardner C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Bob Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Brent Meeke D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Jim Moxey R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Mike Christie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Jim Neilson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Simmons | L | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 60:00 | 0.90 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKechnie C | 1 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 2.60 |
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 2.20 |
| Jim Nahrgang D | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1.70 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.60 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Greg Joly D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 0.53 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.15 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Kevin Schamehorn R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Bloom L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 | 0.90 |