NHL game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-31-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (27-5-6) |
1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 17 (Guy Lapointe), 8:48 |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Pete Mahovlich, Serge Savard), 3:53 |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 7 (Yvon Lambert, Larry Robinson), 4:11 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 21 (Serge Savard, Doug Risebrough), 5:23 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 19 (Pete Mahovlich, John Van Boxmeer), 5:40 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 8 (Doug Risebrough, Guy Lafleur), 10:01 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jimmy Roberts 9 (Doug Risebrough), 15:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Brossart, WAS [Hooking] 9:13 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Elbowing, Fighting] 11:04 | |
| Tony White, WAS [Fighting] 11:04 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 0:30 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Misconduct] 5:23 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Cross checking] 10:37 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Roughing] 10:37 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 19:37 | |
| 3: | Don Awrey, MTL [Tripping] 12:03 |
Penalty time: WAS: 19 minutes
MTL: 15 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 35 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 35 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9- 6-13-28
MTL: 8-18-10-36
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 2-19-0),
Bernie Wolfe MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 23-4-4) Referee: Dave Shewchyk Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox Attendance: 15,293
Bernie Wolfe MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 23-4-4) Referee: Dave Shewchyk Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox Attendance: 15,293
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