NHL game summary from January 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (10-22-6) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (13-21-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 10 (Bill Lochead, Dennis Hextall), 4:55 |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 12 (Tom Edur), 12:20 | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 11 (Guy Delparte, Wilf Paiement), 15:32 | |
| 2: | DET, | Bill Lochead 9 (Dennis Hextall), 2:36 |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 17 (Paul Gardner, John Van Boxmeer), 6:17 - PP | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 18 (Paul Gardner, Bryan Lefley), 14:11 - PP | |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 14 (Simon Nolet, John Van Boxmeer), 18:16 | |
| 3: | DET, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 11 (Greg Joly, Nick Libett), 1:08 - PP |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 11 (Dennis Hextall, Greg Joly), 2:30 - PP | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 12 (Gary Croteau, Nelson Pyatt), 9:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Lochead, DET [Face-off violation] 1:55 |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 6:03 | |
| Jim Nahrgang, DET [Slashing] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Jim Nahrgang, DET [Hooking] 5:21 |
| Bryan Lefley, COL [Hooking] 11:58 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 13:06 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Holding, Roughing] 17:37 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Guy Delparte, COL [Delay of game] 0:35 |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Interference] 7:48 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:13 | |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Interference] 10:13 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:05 |
Penalty time: COL: 12 minutes
DET: 16 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 8- 8-24
DET: 14-12-10-36
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (W, 3-4-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 6-11-3),
Ed Giacomin Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John Brown Attendance: 9,115
Ed Giacomin Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John Brown Attendance: 9,115
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