NHL game summary from February 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (23-32-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (19-35-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CAL, | Gary Sabourin 19 (Al MacAdam, Bob Stewart), 12:41 |
| 3: | DET, | Bill Hogaboam 21 (Al Cameron, Dennis Polonich), 7:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, DET [Interference] 1:03 |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Roughing, Fighting] 5:04 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 5:04 | |
| George Pesut, CAL [Tripping] 7:27 | |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Holding] 14:00 | |
| Bill Hogaboam, DET [Tripping] 18:22 | |
| 2: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:23 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Holding] 6:40 | |
| Rick Hampton, CAL [Tripping] 16:19 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Charging] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Charging] 9:06 |
| Tim Jacobs, CAL [Tripping] 11:35 |
Penalty time: CAL: 15 minutes
DET: 19 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian McCutcheon | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 5- 9-14-28
DET: 11-14-18-43
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 12-18-4)
DET: Ed Giacomin (T, 7-14-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 8,427
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