CLE @ DET - 1976-12-31

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Friday, December 31, 1976 — Detroit Olympia

2—4

Final

CLE: Jack EvansDET: Alex Delvecchio

Notable

Wayne Merrick— career_goal #100

Kevin Schamehorn— career_game #1

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Goals (6)

12:51

DET

Nick Libett(7)

Assists: Walt McKechnie, Jim Nahrgang

0-1

13:04

DET

Dennis Hextall(9)

Assists: Buster Harvey, Jim Nahrgang

0-2

5:24

DET

Dennis Polonich

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Penalties (8)

17:45

DET

Dennis Hextalltripping

2 min

1:28

CLE

Greg Smithtripping

2 min

11:20

CLE

Jim Neilsonhooking

2 min

Box Score

CLE Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Jim MoxeyR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	-	0:00	0
Frank SpringR	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0

On This Day (Dec 31)

2025COL 6 - STL 1

2025DAL 1 - BUF 4

2025EDM 2 - BOS 6

2025CGY 5 - PHI 1

2025CBJ 2 - NJD 3

Healthy Scratches

CLE

Lyle Bradley(C)Angelo Moretto(C)Rick Shinske(C)Vern Stenlund(C)Rick Hampton(D)Bjorn Johansson(D)Glenn Patrick(D)Gary Holt(L)Charlie Simmer(L)Fred Ahern(R)Ken Kuzyk(R)Jim Pappin(R)Gary Sabourin(R)

DET

Fred Berry(C)Fern LeBlanc(C)Larry Giroux(D)Terry Harper(D)Reed Larson(D)Dwight Schofield(D)Danny Grant

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DET Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	FO	TOI
Al CameronD	0	0	0	0	4	2	-	0:00
Dennis PolonichC	1	1	2	+1	3	2	-	0:00
Walt McKechnieC	1	2	3	+2	4	0	-	0:00
J.P. LeblancC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	-	0:00
Nick LibettL	1	1	2	+2	7	0	-	0:00
Michel BergeronR	0	0	0	-2	3	0	-	0:00
Bobby SheehanC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	-	0:00
Dennis HextallC	1	0	1	0	1	2	-	0:00
Bill LocheadL	0	0	0	+1	5	0	-	0:00
Buster HarveyR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	-	0:00
Jim NahrgangD	0	2	2	+1	4	0	-	0:00
Kevin SchamehornR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Mike BloomL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Rick LapointeD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Rick WilsonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Jean HamelD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	-	0:00
Greg JolyD	0	1	1	0	4	0	-	0:00

Goalie	Team	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Jim Rutherford	DET	26	24	2	.923	60:00
Eddie Giacomin	DET	0	0	0	.0	0:00
Gary Simmons	CLE	43	39	4	.907	60:00
Gilles Meloche	CLE	0	0	0	.0	0:00

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Goals (6)

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Penalties (8)

Box Score

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On This Day (Dec 31)

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