NHL game summary from March 1, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-39-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (36-21-7) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | DET, | Walt McKechnie 24 (Nick Libett, Jean Hamel), :51 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 21 (Terry O'Reilly), 2:52 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 3 (Mike Milbury, Terry O'Reilly), 17:40 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 22 (Wayne Cashman, Peter McNab), :39 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 22 (John Wensink, Mike Milbury), 9:28 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 11 (Terry Murray, Al Cameron), 17:59 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Bobby Schmautz, Rick Smith), :48 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 23, 1:18 | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 10 (Jean Ratelle), 2:22 | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 13, 4:45 | |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 7 (Peter McNab), 4:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:13 |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:57 | |
| Bob Ritchie, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:57 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 11:30 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Elbowing] 14:03 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Holding] 5:09 |
| Terry Murray, DET [Hooking] 6:27 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 11:17 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 11:17 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:27 |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 9:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
BOS: 15 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 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Berry | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 19 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 5- 4-19
BOS: 13- 9- 8-30
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-20-5),
Ed Giacomin BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 15-12-2) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, John Brown Attendance: 9,589
Ed Giacomin BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 15-12-2) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, John Brown Attendance: 9,589
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