NHL game summary from December 1, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-13-4) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (6-18-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: VAN, Rick Blight 13 (Don Lever, Mike Walton), 1:09
DET, Walt McKechnie 10 (Dennis Polonich, Dan Maloney), 1:58
DET, Bobby Sheehan 2 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, J.P. LeBlanc), 9:38
2: VAN, Dennis Kearns 1 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Ververgaert), 11:54
3: DET, J.P. LeBlanc 4 (Bobby Sheehan, Fred "Buster" Harvey), 3:32
DET, Michel Bergeron 11 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 14:57 - PP
DET, Rick Wilson 1 (Dennis Hextall, Dennis Polonich), 18:05
Penalties:
1: Mike Walton, VAN [Slashing] 19:57
2: Rick Wilson, DET [Holding] 4:38
3: Rick Lapointe, DET [Roughing] 5:12
Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Roughing] 5:12
Dan Maloney, DET [Hooking] 6:27
Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Slashing] 13:52
Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 15:06
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
VAN: 8 minutes
| 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 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 6- 9-24
VAN: 8- 9- 5-22
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 2-6-3)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 3-9-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Hodges
Attendance: n/a
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