All NHL game summaries from January 2, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-20-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (20-16-4) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | ATL, | Rey Comeau 12 (Dave Kryskow), 4:27 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 18 (Pat Quinn, Randy Manery), 4:43 | |
| ATL, | Tim Ecclestone 3 (Gerry Meehan), 6:05 | |
| STL, | Jerry Butler 5 (Bob MacMillan, Bob Hess), 16:28 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Flett 16 (Rey Comeau), 10:23 |
| ATL, | Claude St. Sauveur 15, 13:35 | |
| ATL, | Gerry Meehan 5 (Larry Romanchych, Eric Vail), 17:24 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Claude St. Sauveur 16 (Tim Ecclestone), 2:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Larry Carriere, ATL [Holding] 13:16 | |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Slashing major] 13:16 | ||
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hi-sticking] 15:00 | ||
Penalty time: STL: 7 minutes
ATL: 2 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8- 9-10-27
ATL: 13- 8-11-32
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 2-8-2),
Ed Staniowski ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 11-7-3) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Hodges Attendance: 13,465
Ed Staniowski ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 11-7-3) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Hodges Attendance: 13,465
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (20-9-9) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-15-7) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Darryl Edestrand 2, 2:14 |
| VAN, | John Gould 11 (Bob Dailey, Paulin Bordeleau), 10:35 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 6 (Bobby Lalonde, Dennis Ververgaert), 12:47 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 12 (Gregg Sheppard, Ken Hodge), 18:45 - PP | |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 5 (Rick Blight, Don Lever), 19:59 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 7 (Dennis Ververgaert, Mike Robitaille), 2:17 |
| BOS, | Dallas Smith 2, 11:36 | |
| BOS, | Andre Savard 7 (Ken Hodge), 17:59 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 5:43 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Holding] 17:20 | |
| 2: | Darryl Edestrand, BOS [Tripping] 6:44 |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Holding] 7:07 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 8:41 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 8:41 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 17:30 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 17:30 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Gregg Boddy, VAN [Interference] 6:39 |
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
VAN: 16 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Reece | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10- 9- 9-28
VAN: 10- 7- 4-21
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert,
Dave Reece (T, 4-3-2) VAN: Gary Smith (T, 11-11-3) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton Attendance: 15,612
Dave Reece (T, 4-3-2) VAN: Gary Smith (T, 11-11-3) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton Attendance: 15,612
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (13-23-3) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 Washington Capitals (3-30-5) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CAL, | Wayne Merrick 11 (Jim Pappin, Rick Hampton), :39 - PP |
| WAS, | Greg Joly 6, 7:25 | |
| WAS, | Tony White 12 (Mike Marson), 9:49 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Gary Sabourin 13 (Wayne Merrick, Jim Pappin), :43 - PP |
| CAL, | Wayne Merrick 12 (Gary Sabourin), 11:51 | |
| CAL, | Jim Pappin 5 (Gary Holt, Wayne King), 13:34 | |
| CAL, | Bob Girard 5 (Wayne Merrick, Tim Jacobs), 15:09 | |
| WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 16 (Jack Lynch, Hartland Monahan), 18:41 - PP | |
| 3: | CAL, | Al MacAdam 12, 3:27 |
| WAS, | Greg Joly 7 (Bill Clement), 4:07 - PP | |
| CAL, | Bob Girard 6 (Wayne Merrick), 5:00 | |
| WAS, | Blair Stewart 6 (Bob Sirois), 11:51 | |
| CAL, | Wayne Merrick 13 (Len Frig, Bob Girard), 12:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack Lynch, WAS [Tripping] 0:33 |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Roughing] 1:24 | |
| Jim Moxey, CAL [Roughing] 1:24 | |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Holding] 4:59 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Fighting] 18:15 | |
| Al MacAdam, CAL [Fighting] 18:15 | |
| Willie Brossart, WAS [Hooking] 19:16 | |
| 2: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 15:40 |
| Len Frig, CAL [Holding] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Al MacAdam, CAL [Hooking] 4:01 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Holding] 5:26 | |
| Fred Ahern, CAL [Elbowing] 5:59 | |
| Fred Ahern, CAL [Fighting, Misconduct] 14:32 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct] 14:32 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Roughing] 19:37 | |
| Bob Murdoch, CAL [Roughing] 19:57 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Roughing] 19:57 |
Penalty time: CAL: 32 minutes
WAS: 36 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Gary Holt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Wayne King | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 51 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 14-19-18-51
WAS: 12- 9-10-31
Goalies: CAL: Gary Simmons (W, 3-10-1)
WAS: Ron Low (L, 2-18-0),
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 12,262
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 12,262
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