NHL game summary from December 15, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-16-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (9-15-7) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 8 (Dave Gardner, Rick Hampton), 5:00 |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 9 (Brent Meeke), 9:25 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 7 (Walt McKechnie), 11:27 - PP | |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 7 (Wayne Merrick, Brent Meeke), 12:36 - PP | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 6 (Walt McKechnie), 16:06 - SH | |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 8 (Wayne Merrick, Frank Spring), 16:43 - PP | |
| CLE, | Frank Spring 1 (Wayne Merrick, Dave Gardner), 18:48 - PP | |
| 2: | CLE, | Wayne Merrick 7 (Glenn Patrick, Ken Kuzyk), 4:18 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 4 (Dennis Hextall, Dan Maloney), 13:33 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Bob Murdoch 10 (Dennis Maruk), 16:45 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Wilson, DET [Tripping] 2:32 | |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 2:57 | ||
| Glenn Patrick, CLE [Holding] 11:01 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Spearing major] 15:19 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 16:02 | |
| Ken Kuzyk, CLE [Hooking] 19:30 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8-13- 8-29
CLE: 15- 8- 7-30
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 7-9-1)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-9-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Jim Christison
Attendance: 3,220
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