NHL game summary from April 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-55-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (34-33-13) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 27 (Greg Malone), 8:56 |
| DET, | J.P. LeBlanc 7 (Jim Nahrgang, Bill Lochead), 12:21 | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 18 (Mario Faubert, Wayne Bianchin), 15:48 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Syl Apps 18 (Jean Pronovost, Lowell MacDonald), 3:20 |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 28, 8:22 - PP | |
| DET, | Jean Hamel 1 (Dennis Hextall), 10:02 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 4:55 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Fighting] 4:55 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 5:17 | |
| Jim Nahrgang, DET [Holding] 13:43 | |
| 2: | Steve Coates, DET [Delay of game] 7:48 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 11:19 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Holding] 15:16 | |
| 3: | Steve Coates, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:51 |
Penalty time: DET: 13 minutes
PIT: 9 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Coates | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 4- 5-16
PIT: 18-14-12-44
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-34-6)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 15-11-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,532
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