NHL game summary from February 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-37-8) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (22-31-10) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Bob Ritchie 1 (Greg Joly, Dennis Hextall), 14:26 - PP |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 22 (Darcy Rota, Phil Russell), 14:49 | |
| DET, | Dave Kelly 1 (Walt McKechnie), 18:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CHI, | Jim Harrison 15 (Phil Russell), 1:34 |
| CHI, | Phil Russell 6 (Stan Mikita), 12:08 | |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 15 (Ivan Boldirev, Pit Martin), 12:47 | |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 23 (Pit Martin), 12:57 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding] 1:26 |
| Kirk Bowman, CHI [Tripping] 4:48 | |
| Jim Harrison, CHI [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 6:06 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Tripping] 6:06 | |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Roughing] 10:04 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Interference] 13:04 | |
| 2: | Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 9:37 |
| 3: | Darcy Rota, CHI [Roughing] 1:06 |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Roughing] 1:06 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Hooking] 19:06 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
CHI: 20 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 33 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Logan | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 8-15-33
CHI: 8-11-18-37
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-18-5)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 22-26-7)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: n/a
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