NHL game summary from March 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (20-36-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (27-30-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Rick Lapointe 9 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 4:10 |
| 2: | DET, | Mike Bloom 9 (Bill Lochead), 10:03 |
| 3: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 23 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 1:00 |
| ATL, | Claude St. Sauveur 20 (Curt Bennett, Tom Lysiak), 12:14 - PP | |
| ATL, | Randy Manery 4 (Ed Kea, Rey Comeau), 13:42 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Libett, DET [Cross checking] 1:55 |
| Nick Libett, DET [Interference] 17:58 | |
| 2: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Tripping] 0:39 |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Charging] 6:48 | |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Charging, Fighting, Game misconduct] 6:48 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Charging, Fighting, Game misconduct] 6:48 | |
| 3: | Al Cameron, DET [Hooking] 11:42 |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:42 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Interference] 19:16 | |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Slashing] 19:56 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Slashing] 19:56 |
Penalty time: DET: 29 minutes
ATL: 23 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian McCutcheon | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6-12- 7-25
ATL: 10-15-14-39
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 8-14-4)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 14-16-6)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,854
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