NHL game summary from March 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (25-27-13) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (34-17-14) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Mike Walton 2 (Don Lever, Rick Blight), 9:18 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 30 (Billy Harris, Bryan Trottier), :49 - PP |
| VAN, | John Gould 25 (Chris Oddleifson), 2:04 - SH | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 19 (Mike Walton, Rick Blight), 11:04 - PP | |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 13 (Bob Nystrom, Bryan Trottier), 14:41 | |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 19 (Bob Nystrom, J.P. Parise), 19:32 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Interference] 3:00 |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Hooking] 4:02 | |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Interference] 6:04 | |
| Dave Fortier, NYI [Interference] 8:35 | |
| Dave Fortier, NYI [Slashing] 12:07 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Tripping] 15:38 | |
| 2: | Bob Dailey, VAN [Holding] 0:38 |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Tripping] 1:32 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Cross checking, Roughing] 4:28 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 10:30 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Tripping] 16:48 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 18:32 |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Fighting] 18:32 |
Penalty time: VAN: 19 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13- 8- 8-29
NYI: 16-10-14-40
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (T, 17-19-6)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 19-8-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,865
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