NHL game summary from March 31, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (34-29-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (26-42-10) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Terry Harper 8 (Walt McKechnie, Rick Lapointe), 8:00 |
| DET, | Danny Grant 7 (Rick Lapointe, Terry Harper), 8:35 | |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 26 (Terry Harper), 9:15 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 36 (Darryl Sittler, Greg Hubick), 10:59 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Maloney 27, 4:38 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 37 (Stan Weir, Brian Glennie), 7:58 - SH | |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 16 (Jack Valiquette, George Ferguson), 19:55 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Stan Weir 19 (Jim McKenny, Lanny McDonald), 3:09 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, DET [Charging] 1:28 |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Fighting] 1:28 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 1:28 | |
| Mike Bloom, DET [Elbowing] 3:56 | |
| Barry Salovaara, DET [Interference] 3:56 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Holding] 6:58 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Boarding] 7:29 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 8:26 | |
| Mike Bloom, DET [Roughing] 8:26 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing, Fighting] 18:48 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 18:48 | |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Tripping] 19:27 | |
| 2: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:52 |
| Kurt Walker, TOR [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Leaving penalty box triple minor, Fighting, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Leaving penalty box triple minor, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Wayne Thomas, TOR [Leaving the crease] 2:52 | |
| Jim Rutherford, DET [Leaving the crease] 2:52 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Errol Thompson, TOR [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 2:52 | |
| Mike Wong, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:07 | |
| 3: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Elbowing, Fighting] 2:06 |
| Jack Valiquette, TOR [Fighting] 2:06 | |
| George Ferguson, TOR [Hooking] 7:14 | |
| Stan Weir, TOR [Slashing] 12:39 | |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Slashing] 12:39 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Fighting] 19:49 | |
| Jim McKenny, TOR [Fighting] 19:49 |
Penalty time: TOR: 99 minutes
DET: 100 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Watts | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Wong | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 16-10- 8-34
DET: 9- 5- 2-16
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Thomas (T, 28-23-12)
DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 13-24-6)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,729
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