NHL game summary from March 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-46-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (29-29-14) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Gary Sargent 14 (Marcel Dionne, Rogie Vachon), 3:01 - PP |
| LA , | Gene Carr 15, 3:46 | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 19 (Rick Wilson, Dennis Polonich), 12:00 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 17 (Michel Bergeron, J.P. LeBlanc), 19:00 | |
| LA , | Don Kozak 11 (Dave Schultz, Dave Hutchison), 19:48 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Michel Bergeron, DET [Slashing] 3:09 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Interference] 8:01 | ||
| Steve Clippingdale, LA [Roughing] 8:01 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 11:31 | ||
| Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:31 | ||
| Larry Brown, LA [Hi-sticking] 14:55 | ||
| Fred Williams, DET [Hooking] 17:13 | ||
| 2: | Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing double minor] 0:37 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing double minor] 0:37 | ||
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 1:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Martineau | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Clippingdale | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 6- 8-21
LA : 9-10- 7-26
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-26-6)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 28-21-12)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John Brown
Attendance: 14,580
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