Wednesday, March 9, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Red Wings 3 at Sabres 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:25
Jim Lorentz (20) PPG Jim Schoenfeld (18), Rene Robert (29) DET 0 – 1 BUF
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7:56
Danny Gare (11) Don Luce (36), Bill Hajt (16) DET 0 – 2 BUF
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16:55
Terry Harper (3) J.P. Leblanc (9), Rick Wilson (12) DET 1 – 2 BUF
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18:25
Gilbert Perreault (30) Craig Ramsay (30), Jim Schoenfeld (19) DET 1 – 3 BUF
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18:55
Craig Ramsay (18) Danny Gare (11), Don Luce (37) DET 1 – 4 BUF
2nd Period
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17:39
Terry Harper (4) Dennis Polonich (23) DET 2 – 4 BUF
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18:35
Craig Ramsay (19) Danny Gare (12), Don Luce (38) DET 2 – 5 BUF
3rd Period
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8:45
Walt McKechnie (25) SHG Nick Libett (27) DET 3 – 5 BUF
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16:23
Gilbert Perreault (31) Terry Martin (6), Danny Gare (13) DET 3 – 6 BUF
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.65 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Rick Wilson D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| J.P. Leblanc C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Dennis Polonich C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.32 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Greg Joly D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Al Cameron D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Fred Williams R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Reed Larson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Terry Murray D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -1.58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Richardson | L | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 60:00 | -1.80 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare R | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 3.08 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.80 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.33 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.25 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.25 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | -1.65 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 60:00 | -0.65 |