NHL game summary from March 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (21-40-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (29-29-13) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 34 (Andre Boudrias, Don Lever), 9:49 - PP |
| DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 11 (Dennis Hextall), 16:01 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 18 (Rick Blight, Bobby Lalonde), 6:49 |
| DET, | J.P. LeBlanc 4 (Rick Lapointe, Dennis Polonich), 8:59 | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 21 (Dennis Ververgaert, Andre Boudrias), 13:40 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Dennis Kearns 4 (Bobby Lalonde, Rick Blight), 2:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Holding] 4:25 |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 8:17 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Interference] 11:00 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Interference] 11:23 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Closing hand on puck] 12:02 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 19:25 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Roughing] 10:48 |
| John Gould, VAN [Roughing] 10:48 | |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 3:51 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 4:11 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Interference] 18:49 | |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Cross checking] 19:36 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Cross checking] 19:36 |
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
VAN: 10 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian McCutcheon | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 4- 8-21
VAN: 14-12-10-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 11-23-5)
VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,612
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