NHL game summary from March 24, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-55-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (25-40-9) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Jean Hamel 2 (Dennis Hextall), 8:02 |
| WAS, | Jack Lynch 9 (Gerry Meehan, Ron Lalonde), 13:44 - PP | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 31 (Dan Maloney, Barry Salovaara), 18:35 | |
| 2: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 32 (Barry Salovaara), 3:33 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 24 (Dennis Polonich), 5:16 | |
| WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 25 (Blair Stewart), 11:09 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 8 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Mike Bloom), 18:18 | |
| 3: | DET, | Mike Bloom 13 (Bill Lochead, Bryan Watson), 4:59 - PP |
| DET, | Rick Lapointe 10 (Walt McKechnie), 5:45 | |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 12 (Harvey Bennett, Jean Lemieux), 15:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Charging] 0:40 |
| Tony White, WAS [Hooking] 2:07 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 8:46 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 12:15 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 12:47 | |
| 2: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking double minor] 6:21 |
| 3: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Hi-sticking major] 2:06 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 7:18 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Tripping, Misconduct] 16:35 |
Penalty time: WAS: 7 minutes
DET: 28 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Lemieux | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Watts | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Wong | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-12- 9-28
DET: 13- 9-17-39
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 4-20-7),
Ron Low DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 13-23-5) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 8,314
Ron Low DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 13-23-5) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 8,314
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