NHL game summary from December 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-15-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (19-9-2) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Bobby Sheehan 3 (Fred "Buster" Harvey), 6:43 |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 7 (Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly), 2:10 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 9 (Peter McNab, Gregg Sheppard), 2:57 - PP | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 4 (Greg Joly, Bill Lochead), 9:21 - PP | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 5 (Michel Bergeron, Greg Joly), 11:44 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Bill Lochead 3 (Dennis Hextall, Dan Maloney), 13:16 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 10 (Jean Ratelle), 13:39 | |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 11 (Dennis Hextall), 18:55 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Tripping] 7:24 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Roughing] 9:19 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Slashing] 9:19 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Roughing double minor] 17:13 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Roughing double minor] 17:13 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Slashing] 2:24 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Charging] 8:41 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Delay of game] 11:37 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Roughing] 11:37 | |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Misconduct] 18:35 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 19:22 | |
| 3: | Brad Park, BOS [Hi-sticking] 0:42 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 0:42 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 5:20 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
BOS: 28 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-10-10-34
BOS: 10- 8- 7-25
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 7-8-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 8-6-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John Brown
Attendance: 10,311
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