NHL game summary from October 31, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (3-7-1) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (5-7-1) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1: DET, J.P. LeBlanc 1 (Terry Harper, Fred "Buster" Harvey), 15:18
DET, Dennis Polonich 5 (Walt McKechnie, Jean Hamel), 16:40
DET, Mike Bloom 2 (Terry Harper, Danny Grant), 17:17
2: NYR, Steve Vickers 3 (Ron Greschner), 3:12
NYR, Steve Vickers 4 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 7:13
NYR, Ken Hodge 6 (Dave Farrish), 9:54
DET, Fred "Buster" Harvey 4 (Danny Grant, J.P. LeBlanc), 17:07
DET, Dan Maloney 5 (Walt McKechnie, Dennis Polonich), 18:19
3: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 4 (Steve Vickers, Don Murdoch), 15:40
NYR, Rod Gilbert 5 (Mike McEwen, Ron Greschner), 19:23
DET, J.P. LeBlanc 2 (Mike Bloom, Danny Grant), 19:40
Penalties:
1: Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 1:28
Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 5:08
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 6:40
Al Cameron, DET [Elbowing] 8:54
2: Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Hooking] 3:24
Michel Bergeron, DET [Hooking] 11:26
3: Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 9:32
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9-10-12-31
NYR: 14-12-15-41
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 3-3-0)
NYR: John Davidson, Gilles Gratton (L, 4-5-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,500
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