NHL game summary from March 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (36-19-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (48-9-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rene Robert 28 (Fred Stanfield, Gilbert Perreault), 16:37 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 25, 17:51 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 43 (Yvan Cournoyer), 19:51 - PP |
| 3: | MTL, | John Van Boxmeer 6 (Don Awrey, Murray Wilson), 1:15 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 40 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing, Fighting] 0:25 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 0:25 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Tripping] 2:58 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 12:31 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Holding] 15:33 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 6:55 |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Charging] 9:43 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 12:15 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 18:05 | |
| 3: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Tripping] 6:03 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 8:40 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Tripping] 10:56 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Elbowing] 19:56 |
Penalty time: BUF: 17 minutes
MTL: 19 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7- 4- 9-20
MTL: 9-10- 9-28
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 23-15-11)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 11-1-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 18,986
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