NHL game summary from January 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (11-23-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 10 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Dennis Hextall), 7:45 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Bill Riley 1 (Gerry Meehan), 8:02 |
| WAS, | Tony White 5 (Bill Collins, Ron Lalonde), 12:59 | |
| DET, | Dwight Schofield 1 (Dennis Hextall, Danny Grant), 18:00 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 0:59 |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Slashing] 10:43 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 14:46 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 1:09 |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Holding] 4:54 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Tripping] 9:11 | |
| Kevin Schamehorn, DET [Charging, Fighting] 14:54 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Fighting] 14:54 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Fighting] 17:15 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Slashing, Fighting] 17:15 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 4:51 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:24 | |
| Bill Collins, WAS [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
WAS: 30 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Berry | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 16- 8- 8-32
WAS: 4-10- 8-22
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (T, 7-10-2)
WAS: Ron Low (T, 8-18-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,806
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