NHL game summary from October 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (2-4-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (5-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Claude Larose 5 (Larry Patey), 12:53 |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 4 (Walt McKechnie), 18:35 | |
| 3: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 4 (Dennis Hextall, Rick Lapointe), 6:27 |
| STL, | Bob MacMillan 4 (Rod Seiling, Garry Unger), 15:48 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 6 (Garry Unger, Rod Seiling), 18:10 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 7 (Bob MacMillan, Rod Seiling), 19:52 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Elbowing] 6:01 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:01 | ||
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Tripping] 9:00 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:56 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hi-sticking] 14:56 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 17:20 | ||
| Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 17:20 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 18 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5- 6- 7-18
STL: 10- 5-11-26
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 2-2-0)
STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 3-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Luther, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,673
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