All NHL game summaries from January 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (17-22-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 California Golden Seals (16-24-4) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | CAL, | Wayne Merrick 16 (Gary Sabourin), 11:23 |
| 2: | CAL, | Wayne Merrick 17 (Bob Girard, Mike Christie), 5:00 |
| CAL, | Bob Girard 8 (Gary Sabourin, Wayne Merrick), 14:11 | |
| CAL, | Bob Stewart 1 (Ralph Klassen, Rick Hampton), 16:59 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Fred Ahern 3 (Jim Moxey, Rick Hampton), 3:16 |
| CAL, | Fred Ahern 4, 13:42 | |
| CAL, | Al MacAdam 16 (Rick Hampton, Mike Christie), 17:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Holland, NYR [Tripping] 8:29 | |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Hi-sticking] 16:06 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 16:06 | ||
| Ralph Klassen, CAL [Hooking] 16:06 | ||
| Gilles Marotte, NYR [Cross checking] 16:59 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
CAL: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 29 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Holt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Pappin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne King | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15- 5- 9-29
CAL: 4-15-12-31
Goalies: NYR: Dunc Wilson (L, 3-5-1)
CAL: Gary Simmons (W, 6-10-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,858
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (17-11-15) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (16-18-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | CHI, | Pit Martin 18 (Stan Mikita, Cliff Koroll), 10:13 - PP |
| 2: | CHI, | Dale Tallon 5 (Pit Martin, Cliff Koroll), 4:38 - PP |
| 3: | VAN, | Bob Dailey 8 (Don Lever, Rick Blight), 7:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Cliff Koroll, CHI [Tripping] 7:39 |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Hooking] 9:49 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 12:21 | |
| Joey Johnston, CHI [Hooking] 12:50 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Slashing] 12:50 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Tripping] 14:33 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Hooking] 17:32 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 2:52 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Cross checking] 15:05 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking] 19:40 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Hi-sticking] 19:40 | |
| 3: | Keith Magnuson, CHI [Holding] 15:06 |
Penalty time: CHI: 12 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joey Johnston | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 10-13- 5-28
VAN: 14- 8- 5-27
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 15-11-11)
VAN: Gary Smith (L, 12-14-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,612
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