| Date | 10 February 1976 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympiaeisstadion, Innsbruck | |
| Referee | Viktor Dombrovsky |  URS |
| Referee | Åke Hanqvist |  SWE |
| Attendance | 4,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | Finland |  FIN | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11 | Steve Alley | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Dan Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Bob Dobek | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Rob Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Steve Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Bobby Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Doug Ross | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Buzz Schneider | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Steve Sertich | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Ted Thorndike | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 24 | Jeffrey Hymanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Paul Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 23 | Dick Lamby | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 8 | Bob Lundeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Gary Ross | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | John Taft | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Warden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 90.0% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | – | – | 36 | 90.0% | – | |||||
| Coach | Robert Johnson | ||||||||||
Finland| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20 | Matti Hagman | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Henry Leppä | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Matti Murto | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Esa Peltonen | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Jorma Vehmanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Seppo Ahokainen | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Tapio Koskinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Pertti Koivulahti | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Hannu Kapanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Matti Rautiainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Reijo Laksola | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Seppo Lindström | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Pekka Marjamäki | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Timo Nummelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Timo Saari | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Hannu Haapalainen | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Antti Leppänen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 89.1% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | – | – | 41 | 89.1% | – | |||||
| Coach | Seppo Liitsola | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:16 (1) | Steve Jensen (Doug Ross) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 12:56 (1) | Rob Harris (Steve Sertich) | | 2-0 | EQ | |
| 23:04 (2) | Matti Murto (Henry Leppä) | | 2-1 | EQ | |
| 30:36 (2) | Pekka Marjamäki (Pertti Koivulahti) | | 2-2 | EQ | |
| 35:17 (2) | Steve Sertich (Buzz Schneider, Gary Ross) | | 3-2 | EQ | |
| 49:20 (3) | Steve Jensen (Bob Dobek) | | 4-2 | EQ | |
| 54:16 (3) | Matti Murto (Hannu Kapanen) | | 4-3 | EQ | |
| 54:35 (3) | Bob Dobek | | 5-3 | EQ | |
| 54:47 (3) | Matti Hagman (Esa Peltonen) | | 5-4 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Warden | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Antti Leppänen | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Warden | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Antti Leppänen | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:10 (1) | Gary Ross | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 25:40 (2) | Gary Ross | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 28:55 (2) | Hannu Haapalainen | | 2 | Holding | |
| 40:40 (3) | Timo Saari | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 44:32 (3) | John Taft | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 49:52 (3) | Seppo Ahokainen | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 52:05 (3) | Steve Jensen | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 58:46 (3) | Bob Dobek | | 2 | Tripping |
