NHL game summary from January 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-29-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (15-28-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 10 (Gord Lane, Gerry Meehan), 1:50 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 13 (Yvon Labre, Bob Sirois), 18:26 | |
| 2: | DET, | Bobby Sheehan 5 (Bill Lochead, Rick Lapointe), 6:42 |
| 3: | WAS, | Jean Lemieux 3 (Guy Charron), 1:43 |
| WAS, | Tony White 6 (Ron Lalonde, Bill Collins), 7:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Hooking] 9:31 |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 3:03 |
| 3: | Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 9:36 |
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Lemieux | 17 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 7- 9-28
WAS: 7-11- 5-23
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 7-15-3)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 5-9-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 8,972
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