Detroit Red Wings
at
New York Rangers
Oct 31, 1976 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 31 |
| New York Rangers |
5 | 41 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 15:18 | DET | J.P. Leblanc (1) | Buster Harvey (2), Terry Harper (2) | 1 - 0 |
| 16:40 | DET | Dennis Polonich (5) | Walt McKechnie (6), Jean Hamel (3) | 2 - 0 |
| 17:17 | DET | Mike Bloom (2) | Danny Grant (2), Terry Harper (3) | 3 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:12 | NYR | Steve Vickers (3) | Ron Greschner (7) | 3 - 1 |
| 07:13 | NYR | Steve Vickers (4) | Walt Tkaczuk (8), Bill Fairbairn (1) | 3 - 2 |
| 09:54 | NYR | Ken Hodge (6) | Dave Farrish (5) | 3 - 3 |
| 17:07 | DET | Buster Harvey (4) | Danny Grant (3), J.P. Leblanc (2) | 4 - 3 |
| 18:19 | DET | Dan Maloney (5) | Walt McKechnie (7), Dennis Polonich (5) | 5 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 15:40 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (4) | Steve Vickers (2), Don Murdoch (4) | 5 - 4 |
| 19:23 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (5) | Mike McEwen (5), Ron Greschner (8) | 5 - 5 |
| 19:40 | DET | J.P. Leblanc (2) | Mike Bloom (1), Danny Grant (4) | 6 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:28 | DET | Walt McKechnie | Hooking | 2 |
| 05:08 | DET | Jean Hamel | Holding | 2 |
| 06:40 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:54 | DET | Al Cameron | Elbowing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:24 | DET | Buster Harvey | Hooking | 2 |
| 11:26 | DET | Michel Bergeron | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:32 | DET | Nick Libett | Hooking | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  J.P. Leblanc |
C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Danny Grant |
L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dennis Polonich |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike Bloom |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Buster Harvey |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Terry Harper |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Walt McKechnie |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dan Maloney |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Jean Hamel |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Nick Libett |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Fred Williams |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Michel Bergeron |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Rick Wilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Al Cameron |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Rick Lapointe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Bill Lochead |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Ed Giacomin |
41 | 36 | 5 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
19 | 14 | 5 | 40:00 |
| 33 |  Gilles Gratton |
12 | 11 | 1 | 19:21 |