NHL game summary from December 18, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-11-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-16-4) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Terry Harper 2 (Michel Bergeron, Mike Bloom), 5:00 |
| 2: | ATL, | Bobby Simpson 4 (Guy Chouinard), 9:40 |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 6 (Bill Lochead), 19:58 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Richard Mulhern 6, :22 |
| DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 9 (J.P. LeBlanc), 3:51 - SH | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 7 (Jim Nahrgang, Dan Maloney), 8:10 - PP | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 8 (Al Cameron, Greg Joly), 10:01 - PP | |
| DET, | J.P. LeBlanc 5 (Michel Bergeron, Bobby Sheehan), 15:52 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 3 (Willi Plett), 18:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 15:53 |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Roughing] 15:53 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Holding] 17:01 | |
| 2: | Mike Bloom, DET [Tripping] 2:53 |
| 3: | Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 2:39 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Slashing major] 6:31 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 11:45 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Fighting] 11:45 |
Penalty time: ATL: 14 minutes
DET: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 2- 6-13-21
DET: 10- 6-13-29
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 8-5-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-7-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John Brown
Attendance: 8,742
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