NHL game summary from January 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (35-6-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (17-20-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Bob Gainey 8 (Jimmy Roberts, Doug Jarvis), 4:48
3: MTL, Larry Robinson 6 (Pete Mahovlich, Murray Wilson), 1:40
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 10, 2:38
VAN, Rick Blight 16 (Don Lever, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:51 - PP
Penalties:
1: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Elbowing] 9:09
Murray Wilson, MTL [Hooking] 14:57
2: Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 11:07
3: Mike Robitaille, VAN [Tripping] 7:56
Guy Lafleur, MTL [Holding] 8:56
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Chartraw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8-10-10-28
VAN: 8- 8-13-29
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 31-5-6)
VAN: Gary Smith (T, 13-16-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,612
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