NHL game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (12-21-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Walt McKechnie 14 (Michel Bergeron, J.P. LeBlanc), 17:51 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 9:02 |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Hooking] 16:28 | |
| Rod Seiling, TOR [Hooking] 19:42 | |
| 2: | Bob Neely, TOR [Charging] 5:10 |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 13:36 | |
| 3: | Mike Bloom, DET [Hooking] 16:52 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 18:29 |
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Martineau | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6- 8-11-25
TOR: 11- 7-10-28
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 6-11-2)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (L, 14-12-7)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, John Brown
Attendance: 16,485
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