NHL game summary from March 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (23-36-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (47-9-10) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 23 (Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe), 12:20
2: CAL, Fred Ahern 11 (Jim Moxey, Wayne Merrick), 5:29 - PP
MTL, Guy Lafleur 42 (Guy Lapointe, Pete Mahovlich), 7:31
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 24 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert), 9:52
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 17 (Larry Robinson), 18:08 - PP
3: CAL, Rick Hampton 11 (Gary Sabourin, George Pesut), 12:41 - PP
Penalties:
1: Rick Chartraw, MTL [Hi-sticking major] 2:39
Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 3:29
Tim Jacobs, CAL [Tripping] 16:46
2: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 1:08
Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 12:10
Bob Stewart, CAL [Holding] 19:38
3: none
Penalty time: CAL: 4 minutes
MTL: 11 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 9- 5- 7-21
MTL: 12-13-13-38
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-20-4)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 10-1-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,276
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