NHL game summary from February 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-34-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (18-41-4) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Greg Polis 7 (Bill Collins, Pete Stemkowski), 3:41 |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 15 (Rick Middleton, Rod Gilbert), 7:45 - PP | |
| MIN, | Craig Cameron 7 (Dave Cressman, Dennis O'Brien), 10:55 | |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 17 (Dwight Bialowas, Tim Young), 12:39 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Dave Cressman 3 (Steve Jensen, Doug Hicks), 3:21 |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 23 (Bill Goldsworthy, Bill Hogaboam), 14:08 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 1 (Greg Polis, Phil Esposito), 15:52 |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 20 (Ernie Hicke, Bill Hogaboam), 17:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 6:58 |
| Bill Collins, NYR [Hooking] 8:54 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:48 | |
| 2: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Tripping] 8:08 |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Holding] 9:22 | |
| 3: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hi-sticking] 14:55 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:55 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 42 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 16 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 16 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-14-17-42
MIN: 15-10- 6-31
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-21-2)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 13-23-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 11,013
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