NHL game summary from February 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-31-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (42-9-9) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
1: MTL, Murray Wilson 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 2:10
MTL, Bob Gainey 11 (Don Awrey), 15:26
MTL, Guy Lapointe 16 (Yvon Lambert, Pete Mahovlich), 17:30 - PP
2: NYR, Rod Gilbert 30 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), :13
NYR, Carol Vadnais 13 (Bill Fairbairn, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:58
NYR, Phil Esposito 26 (Rick Middleton, Pat Hickey), 11:41
3: MTL, Guy Lapointe 17 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe), :50
MTL, Bob Gainey 12 (Guy Lafleur, Pete Mahovlich), 18:51
Penalties:
1: Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 17:16
2: Mario Tremblay, MTL [Boarding] 3:46
Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 11:53
3: Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 8:28
Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 16:12
Penalty time: NYR: 2 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-11-12-29
MTL: 8-11- 7-26
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-18-2)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-1-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,807
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