NHL game summary from October 7, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-0-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (0-0-1) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 1, 4:19 - SH |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 2, 7:33 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 1 (Tony White, Gord Lane), 4:44 |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 1 (Rick Wilson, Dennis Polonich), 9:33 | |
| DET, | Fred Williams 1 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Bill Lochead), 17:43 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Hartland Monahan 3 (Gerry Meehan, Guy Charron), 7:52 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Wilson, DET [Hooking] 3:45 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Tripping] 9:29 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hooking] 12:21 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 13:30 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 13:30 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hooking] 14:37 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Interference] 14:55 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 17:17 | |
| 2: | Rick Wilson, DET [Holding] 5:20 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 12:02 | |
| 3: | Michel Bergeron, DET [Hooking] 1:31 |
| Harvey Bennett, WAS [Holding] 4:47 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:36 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:36 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 7:06 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hooking] 13:09 |
Penalty time: WAS: 20 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Self | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| 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 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10-10- 6-26
DET: 9-11-10-30
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (T, 0-0-1)
DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 0-0-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Swede Knox
Attendance: 11,222
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