NHL game summary from March 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (41-13-12) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-41-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 18, 5:06 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 22 (Reggie Leach, Jimmy Watson), 17:40 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 19 (Rick Lapointe, Rick MacLeish), 15:08 - PP |
| DET, | Rick Wilson 3 (Dennis Polonich), 17:58 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 40 (Gary Dornhoefer, Bob Dailey), 18:23 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 0:51 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Hi-sticking] 0:51 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 0:51 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 0:51 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 1:42 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 2:17 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 3:10 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 3:10 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Hooking] 6:13 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Interference] 6:50 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 7:41 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 11:01 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 11:01 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Elbowing] 13:38 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 14:01 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Hi-sticking] 15:17 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Slashing] 15:17 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 0:45 |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Fighting] 0:45 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Charging] 5:01 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 9:09 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 9:09 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 9:09 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Cross checking] 10:05 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 12:01 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 14:00 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Roughing] 14:00 | |
| 3: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Charging] 6:34 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 10:04 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 10:04 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 13:16 |
Penalty time: PHI: 54 minutes
DET: 48 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 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 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9- 6-10-25
DET: 6-11- 6-23
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 9-0-1)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-22-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 11,418
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