NHL game summary from January 29, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (15-26-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-29-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 11, :29 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 14 (Wayne Merrick, Mike Christie), 2:36 | |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 18 (Rick Lapointe), 19:16 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Juha Widing 4 (Gary Holt, Phil Roberto), 6:53 |
| DET, | Rick Lapointe 2 (Walt McKechnie, Nick Libett), 18:41 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Bill Lochead 12 (Walt McKechnie, Rick Lapointe), 5:03 |
| CLE, | Frank Spring 9 (Wayne Merrick, Mike Fidler), 8:29 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Roberto, CLE [Roughing] 1:42 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 1:42 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Hooking] 6:59 | |
| Mike Fidler, CLE [Fighting] 9:20 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Game misconduct] 9:20 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 9:20 | |
| Gary Holt, CLE [Interference] 10:25 | |
| Jim Nahrgang, DET [Holding] 13:51 | |
| 2: | Glenn Patrick, CLE [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 17:52 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Slashing] 17:52 | |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Holding] 18:09 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Holding] 19:16 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Charging] 6:43 |
Penalty time: CLE: 15 minutes
DET: 26 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Spring | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Patrick | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gary Holt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 6 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 6 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 9-10-25
DET: 11-11- 9-31
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-18-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 7-14-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,197
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