NHL game summary from October 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (1-3-1) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (2-3-1) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 1 (Rick MacLeish), 2:46 |
| PHI, | Larry Goodenough 1 (Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke), 4:50 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 1 (Bobby Clarke, Tom Bladon), 6:15 - PP | |
| DET, | Mike Bloom 1 (Jean Hamel, J.P. LeBlanc), 15:48 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 2 (Tom Bladon, Rick MacLeish), 6:39 |
| DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 3 (Dennis Hextall), 8:20 | |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 2 (Tom Bladon, Bobby Clarke), 13:00 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 3 (Jimmy Watson, Gary Dornhoefer), 15:06 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 1 (Rick Wilson), 6:34 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 2 (Rick Wilson, Walt McKechnie), 13:15 | |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 2, 16:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Slashing] 0:32 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Holding] 3:45 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Holding] 4:43 | |
| 2: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 1:33 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Hooking] 13:28 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 7:22 |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Tripping] 10:26 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| John Paddock | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-10- 4-28
PHI: 17- 8- 9-34
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 0-2-1)
PHI: Gary Inness (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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