All NHL game summaries from January 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (12-23-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (22-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Mike Bloom 5 (Don Martineau, Jean Hamel), 7:29 |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 11 (Dan Maloney), 15:07 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 19 (Jean Lemieux, Ed Kea), 10:43 |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 16 (Michel Bergeron, Dan Maloney), 12:13 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Claude St. Sauveur 17 (Tom Lysiak, Hilliard Graves), 8:13 - PP |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 20 (Larry Carriere), 10:27 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 20 (Barry Gibbs, Hilliard Graves), 17:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Carriere, ATL [Interference] 0:37 |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Slashing] 1:51 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:02 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Tripping] 12:24 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 16:13 | |
| 2: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:52 |
| Mike Korney, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:52 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Hi-sticking] 14:42 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:42 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Interference] 19:53 | |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 7:44 |
| Bill Flett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:07 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:07 |
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Korney | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Martineau | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13-14- 3-30
ATL: 9-16-14-39
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 6-13-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 12-7-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 10,614
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City Scouts (11-25-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (21-11-7) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 17 (Bert Marshall), 10:43 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 16 (Billy Harris, Gerry Hart), 5:35 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Gerry Hart, Jean Potvin), 6:06 | |
| KC , | Denis Dupere 1 (Jean-Guy Lagace, Gary Bergman), 11:55 | |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 13 (Ed Westfall, J.P. Parise), 19:07 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 14 (Denis Potvin, Ed Westfall), 6:05 - PP |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 2 (Bryan Trottier), 6:31 | |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 15 (J.P. Parise, Ed Westfall), 14:53 - PP | |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 3 (Andre St. Laurent), 15:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Murray, KC [Roughing] 11:50 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 11:50 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 1:49 |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| Gary Bergman, KC [Hooking] 14:01 | |
| Wilf Paiement, KC [Hooking] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Dennis Patterson, KC [Interference] 5:30 |
| Ken Murray, KC [Elbowing] 13:20 |
Penalty time: KC : 10 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| KC Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Murray | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Patterson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Gary Bergman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Robin Burns | 13 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Germain Gagnon | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Gilbert | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Rota | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill McKenzie | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: KC : 9- 5- 8-22
NYI: 12-16-14-42
Goalies: KC : Bill McKenzie (L, 1-7-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 8-5-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 14,865
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-20-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-20-5) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | STL, | Claude Larose 2 (Chuck Lefley, Bob Gassoff), 1:30 |
| STL, | Claude Larose 3 (Chuck Lefley, Derek Sanderson), 6:44 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 10 (Ted Irvine, Larry Patey), 16:56 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 2 (Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert), 5:52 |
| STL, | Ted Irvine 6 (Larry Patey), 7:32 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 8 (Walt Tkaczuk, Carol Vadnais), 8:29 | |
| STL, | Derek Sanderson 11, 16:34 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Red Berenson, STL [Holding] 8:01 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 12:07 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 3:56 |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Interference] 4:32 | |
| Bob Hess, STL [Interference] 15:20 | |
| 3: | Pierre Plante, STL [Tripping] 2:16 |
| Nick Beverley, NYR [Hooking] 7:02 | |
| Chuck Lefley, STL [Hooking] 14:53 | |
| Derek Sanderson, STL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 14:53 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
STL: 32 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-13- 7-35
STL: 6-14-13-33
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 0-1-0)
STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 4-8-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,543
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-15-7) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (3-32-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | John Gould 12 (Paulin Bordeleau, Dennis Kearns), 2:20 |
| VAN, | Paulin Bordeleau 4 (John Gould, Chris Oddleifson), 6:24 | |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 5 (Gregg Boddy, Don Lever), 10:23 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 19 (Bobby Lalonde, Gerry O'Flaherty), 11:31 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Jack Lynch 3 (Bob Gryp, Bill Clement), 19:26 |
| 3: | WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 17 (Bob Sirois), 5:01 |
| WAS, | Bill Clement 10 (Blair Stewart, Jack Lynch), 6:45 - PP | |
| VAN, | John Gould 13 (Chris Oddleifson), 19:37 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Tripping] 7:56 |
| Harvey Bennett, WAS [Hooking] 16:51 | |
| 2: | Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Hooking] 4:56 |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 9:49 | |
| 3: | Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Tripping] 5:40 |
| Bill Clement, WAS [Holding] 11:49 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lockett | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13- 9-15-37
WAS: 8- 8- 8-24
Goalies: VAN: Ken Lockett (W, 3-4-4)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 1-8-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 8,261
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