NHL game summary from April 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (26-43-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (57-11-11) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Murray Wilson 11 (Serge Savard, Larry Robinson), 3:12 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 55 (Bob Gainey, Guy Lapointe), 12:36 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 31 (Pierre Bouchard), 6:19 |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 16 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Nick Libett), 6:48 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 31 (Guy Lapointe), 11:54 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 20 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Terry Harper), 19:58 | |
| 3: | DET, | Danny Grant 8 (Rick Lapointe, Walt McKechnie), 1:35 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 32 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 16:20 - PP | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 43 (Guy Lafleur), 17:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Lochead, DET [Tripping] 9:06 |
| 2: | Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 9:52 |
| 3: | Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Tripping] 6:45 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 11:44 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Slashing] 11:44 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 14:22 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing, Fighting] 14:22 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:28 |
Penalty time: DET: 17 minutes
MTL: 9 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Wong | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 3-10- 7-20
MTL: 14-15-22-51
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 12-17-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 42-10-8)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,497
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