NHL game summary from December 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-14-10) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Detroit Red Wings (12-19-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Tom Williams 22 (Butch Goring, Gary Sargent), 2:29 - PP |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 18 (Gary Sargent), 3:53 - PP | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 7 (Nick Libett, Walt McKechnie), 18:37 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Greg Joly 1, 2:26 - PP |
| LA , | Frank St. Marseille 2 (Butch Goring, Tom Williams), 4:30 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 19 (Mike Murphy, Gene Carr), 5:23 | |
| LA , | Bob Berry 2 (Neil Komadoski, Vic Venasky), 7:11 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 12 (Bob Murdoch), 13:09 | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 13 (Walt McKechnie, Jim Nahrgang), 14:57 | |
| 3: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 14 (Walt McKechnie), 3:50 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 20 (Neil Komadoski, Gene Carr), 7:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Charging] 0:28 |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:29 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:29 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 2:29 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Roughing double minor] 2:29 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Cross checking] 2:58 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting, Gross misconduct] 11:14 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Slashing, Fighting] 11:14 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Fighting] 13:49 | |
| Gene Carr, LA [Fighting] 13:49 | |
| Mike Bloom, DET [Roughing] 14:03 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing, Misconduct] 14:03 | |
| Bob Berry, LA [Tripping] 16:29 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Slashing] 17:24 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Cross checking, Slashing] 17:26 | |
| 2: | Michel Bergeron, DET [Delay of game] 5:23 |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 15:54 | |
| Mike Bloom, DET [Hooking] 15:54 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 17:51 | |
| 3: | Don Kozak, LA [Fighting] 1:12 |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Fighting] 1:12 | |
| Gene Carr, LA [Tripping] 11:17 | |
| Vic Venasky, LA [Holding] 13:40 |
Penalty time: LA : 64 minutes
DET: 52 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8- 9- 8-25
DET: 9-15- 5-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 12-11-8)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-10-3),
Ed Giacomin Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 11,102
Ed Giacomin Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 11,102
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