NHL game summary from January 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-28-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (36-7-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 8 (Guy Lapointe, Murray Wilson), 3:55 |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 17 (Danny Grant, Al Cameron), 5:29 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 13 (Danny Grant, Terry Harper), 10:26 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 16 (Pete Mahovlich, Larry Robinson), 14:20 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hooking] 11:51 |
| 2: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Hooking] 7:01 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Holding] 10:43 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 12:48 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Roughing double minor] 12:48 | |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hooking] 3:15 |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Delay of game, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 12:15 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 7- 8-26
MTL: 9-13-10-32
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (T, 7-14-3)
MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 9-2-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,761
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