NHL game summary 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
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