NHL game summary from February 29, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (46-9-10) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (23-34-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 31 (Guy Lapointe), 16:42 - PP
2: NYR, Rod Gilbert 31 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 17:49 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:38
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:38
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 7:54
Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 12:23
Murray Wilson, MTL [Cross checking] 14:32
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 15:25
2: Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 16:38
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 18:51
3: Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 3:20
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 14-12-14-40
NYR: 14- 7-13-34
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 37-8-7)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 17-21-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,500
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