NHL game summary from February 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (39-7-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (20-28-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Steve Shutt 29 (Guy Lafleur, Pete Mahovlich), 1:15
MTL, Guy Lapointe 11 (Yvan Cournoyer, Larry Robinson), 11:34
3: MTL, Bob Gainey 10 (Doug Jarvis, Jimmy Roberts), 16:13
Penalties:
1: Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 2:56
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 16:31
2: Bill Collins, NYR [Slashing] 6:36
Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 16:56
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-15- 8-33
NYR: 12- 9- 7-28
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 33-6-6)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-15-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,500
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