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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 23, 1976

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2

14-16-5

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12-18-4

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December 23, 1976

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
2nd Period
07:07	DET		Bill Lochead (5)	Rick Lapointe
3rd Period
03:34	PIT	PP	Greg Malone (6)	Ron Stackhouse, Pierre Larouche
04:50	PIT		Pierre Larouche (12)	Mike Corrigan, Rick Kehoe
10:34	DET		Walt McKechnie (14)	Nick Libett, Al Cameron
11:57	DET		Bill Lochead (6)	Dennis Hextall
19:00	DET	SH, EN	Jim Nahrgang (2)	Buster Harvey
19:43	DET	EN	Rick Wilson (2)	Dennis Hextall, Buster Harvey

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
09:59	DET	Dan Maloney	Fighting	5 min
09:59	PIT	Ron Stackhouse	Fighting	5 min
13:00	PIT	Russ Anderson	Fighting	5 min
13:00	DET	Bill Lochead	Fighting	5 min
19:24	DET	Rick Wilson	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
02:07	DET	Dennis Hextall	Tripping	2 min
17:08	DET	Dennis Polonich	Roughing	2 min

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Russ Anderson	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2	Syl Apps	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
3	Don Awrey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Wayne Bianchin	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Dave Burrows	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Blair Chapman	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mike Corrigan	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Rick Kehoe	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Bob Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Pierre Larouche	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
11	Steve Lyon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Greg Malone	1	0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
13	Lew Morrison	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Dennis Owchar	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ron Schock	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Ron Stackhouse	0	1	1	-3	5	0	0	0	0	0
17	Denis Herron	0	0	0		0				0	0			59:32
	TOTAL	2	4	6		10	1	1	0		21	9.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Denis Herron	L	3	40	37	.925	0	0	59:32
2	Empty Net		2	2	0	.000	0	0

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Michel Bergeron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
2	Mike Bloom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Al Cameron	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Buster Harvey	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Dennis Hextall	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
7	Greg Joly	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Rick Lapointe	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	J.P. LeBlanc	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Nick Libett	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
11	Bill Lochead	2	0	2	2	5	2	0	0	1	4	50.0
12	Dan Maloney	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Walt McKechnie	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
14	Jim Nahrgang	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
15	Dennis Polonich	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Bobby Sheehan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Rick Wilson	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
18	Jim Rutherford	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	7	12		16	4	0	1		42	11.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jim Rutherford	W	2	21	19	.905	0	0	60:00

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