| Date | 12 February 1976 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympiaeisstadion, Innsbruck | |
| Referee | Gordon Kerr |  CAN |
| Referee | Viktor Dombrovsky |  URS |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| – | Poland |  POL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11 | Steve Alley | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Dan Bolduc | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Bob Dobek | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Rob Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Steve Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Bobby Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Doug Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Buzz Schneider | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Steve Sertich | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Ted Thorndike | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 24 | Jeffrey Hymanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Paul Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 23 | Dick Lamby | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 8 | Bob Lundeen | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Gary Ross | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | John Taft | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Warden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 95.5% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 7 | – | – | 42 | 95.5% | – | |||||
| Coach | Robert Johnson | ||||||||||
Poland| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7 | Stefan Chowaniec | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Tadeusz Obłój | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Andrzej Zabawa | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Walenty Ziętara | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Karol Żurek | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Wiesław Jobczyk | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Leszek Kokoszka | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 6 | Henryk Pytel | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Mieczysław Jaskierski | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Marian Kajzerek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Andrzej Iskrzycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 25 | Marek Marcińczak | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 19 | Kordian Jajszczok | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Jerzy Potz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Andrzej Słowakiewicz | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Robert Góralczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Andrzej Tkacz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 79.4% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | 27 | 79.4% | – | |||||
| Coach | Józef Kurek | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:48 (1) | Steve Jensen (Bob Dobek) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 5:00 (1) | Wiesław Jobczyk (Tadeusz Obłój) | | 1-1 | EQ | |
| 9:14 (1) | Gary Ross (Bobby Miller, Dick Lamby) | | 2-1 | PP1 | |
| 15:48 (1) | Bob Dobek (Ted Thorndike, John Taft) | | 3-1 | EQ | |
| 25:55 (2) | Dan Bolduc (Gary Ross, Dick Lamby) | | 4-1 | EQ | |
| 38:06 (2) | Leszek Kokoszka (Marek Marcińczak) | | 4-2 | SH | |
| 40:40 (3) | Steve Jensen (Ted Thorndike, John Taft) | | 5-2 | EQ | |
| 51:56 (3) | Bob Dobek | | 6-2 | EQ | |
| 56:00 (3) | Buzz Schneider (Steve Sertich, Gary Ross) | | 7-2 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Warden | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Andrzej Tkacz | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Warden | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Andrzej Tkacz | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:58 (1) | Bob Lundeen | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 9:14 (1) | Mieczysław Jaskierski | | 2 | Bench penalty | |
| 15:05 (1) | Henryk Pytel | | 2 | Interference | |
| 21:19 (2) | Buzz Schneider | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 24:12 (2) | Karol Żurek | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 28:35 (2) | John Taft | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 32:28 (2) | Dan Bolduc | | 2 | Holding | |
| 36:21 (2) | Buzz Schneider | | 2 | Holding | |
| 39:56 (2) | Henryk Pytel | | 2 | Holding | |
| 48:06 (3) | Andrzej Słowakiewicz | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 51:25 (3) | Andrzej Zabawa | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 57:22 (3) | Steve Jensen | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 57:22 (3) | Wiesław Jobczyk | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 59:04 (3) | Leszek Kokoszka | | 2 | Hooking |
