NHL game summary from December 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-22-3) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-16-4) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1: DET, Dan Maloney 12 (Dennis Hextall, Bill Lochead), 2:35
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 8 (Hilliard Graves), 6:31
DET, Mike Bloom 4 (Jean Hamel, Michel Bergeron), 14:31
DET, Dennis Polonich 8 (Walt McKechnie), 18:45
2: VAN, Don Lever 11 (Mike Walton, Rick Blight), 9:32
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 4 (Ron Sedlbauer, Dennis Kearns), 13:12
DET, Michel Bergeron 12 (Bobby Sheehan), 13:25
DET, Walt McKechnie 11 (Jim Nahrgang), 17:50 - PP
3: DET, Fred "Buster" Harvey 8 (Walt McKechnie), 5:47
DET, Walt McKechnie 12, 6:42
Penalties:
1: Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 9:22
Don Lever, VAN [Roughing] 9:22
2: Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:33
Larry Carriere, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:33
Dave Fortier, VAN [Tripping] 17:25
Andy Spruce, VAN [Fighting] 19:10
Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 19:10
3: Bill Lochead, DET [Holding] 8:14
Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 18:45
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
DET: 20 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bullock | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-12- 6-28
DET: 14-11- 9-34
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 5-13-2), Bruce Bullock
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 3-7-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 8,114
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