NHL game summary from March 24, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-49-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (32-33-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 20 (Walt McKechnie, Jean Hamel), 16:20 |
| ATL, | John Gould 13 (Bobby Simpson), 16:33 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 21 (Willi Plett, Bill Clement), 4:32 - PP |
| ATL, | John Gould 14 (Rey Comeau), 10:37 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt McKechnie, DET [Tripping] 9:07 |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Interference] 16:49 | |
| 2: | Jim Nahrgang, DET [Cross checking] 3:01 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Hooking] 9:03 | |
| 3: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Slashing] 6:08 |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Hooking] 10:17 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 12:55 | |
| Terry Murray, DET [Hooking] 15:30 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Hi-sticking] 16:50 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:50 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5- 8- 2-15
ATL: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-28-6)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 16-16-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,783
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