All NHL game summaries from March 5, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-35-8) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (28-30-9) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | ATL, | Barry Gibbs 6 (Tom Lysiak), 5:06 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 17 (Eric Vail, Ed Kea), 14:46 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 5 (Ken Houston, Eric Vail), 19:11 | |
| ATL, | Randy Manery 5 (Ed Kea, Tim Ecclestone), 19:25 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Hilliard Graves 16 (Barry Gibbs), 8:17 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 27 (Dave Kryskow, Barry Gibbs), 18:38 - PP | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 16 (Rod Gilbert), 19:33 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Ed Kea 6 (Eric Vail), 9:06 |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 15 (Bill Flett, Barry Gibbs), 14:30 | |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 9 (Pete Stemkowski, Nick Beverley), 17:27 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 32, 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 12:02 |
| 2: | Rey Comeau, ATL [Tripping] 0:35 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 2:46 | |
| Barry Gibbs, ATL [Holding] 11:04 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 12:32 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 17:19 | |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Holding] 18:55 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 19:52 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Fighting] 19:52 | |
| 3: | Barry Gibbs, ATL [Kneeing] 5:18 |
Penalty time: NYR: 11 minutes
ATL: 15 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Holst | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5- 8- 9-22
ATL: 12- 8- 9-29
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-22-4),
Dunc Wilson ATL: Phil Myre (W, 14-14-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Ron Finn, Malcolm Ashford Attendance: 13,323
Dunc Wilson ATL: Phil Myre (W, 14-14-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Ron Finn, Malcolm Ashford Attendance: 13,323
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (41-12-11) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 California Golden Seals (24-36-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Dennis Maruk 24 (Al MacAdam), 7:10 |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 20 (Don Marcotte, Andre Savard), 16:26 |
| CAL, | Wayne Merrick 28 (Gary Sabourin, Bob Stewart), 19:01 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Al MacAdam 28 (Bob Murdoch), 2:18 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 10 (Terry O'Reilly, Andre Savard), 3:11 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 21 (Darryl Edestrand, Andre Savard), 4:34 | |
| CAL, | Fred Ahern 12 (Dave Gardner, Jim Moxey), 16:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Stewart, CAL [Charging] 16:02 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:36 | |
| 2: | Joe Zanussi, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:44 |
| Joe Zanussi, BOS [Slashing] 12:54 | |
| Al MacAdam, CAL [Hooking] 17:07 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Tripping] 17:39 | |
| 3: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Roughing] 8:04 |
| Jim Moxey, CAL [Roughing] 8:04 | |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Holding] 11:55 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Hooking] 17:36 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
CAL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 25 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 12- 4- 9-25
CAL: 8- 9-12-29
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 30-7-7)
CAL: Gary Simmons (W, 12-16-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 11,283
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