NHL game summary from March 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-49-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (35-17-14) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 27, 7:00 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 18 (Harvey Bennett), 7:08 | |
| WAS, | Nelson Pyatt 23 (Blair Stewart), 7:55 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 5 (Jean Potvin, Gerry Hart), 18:52 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 28 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis), :22 |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 14 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 6:40 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 21 (Bob Nystrom, Andre St. Laurent), 7:03 |
| WAS, | Hartland Monahan 13 (Mike Lampman, Ron Lalonde), 7:33 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 31 (Denis Potvin, Jean Potvin), 12:48 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Delay of game] 7:55 |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Hooking] 8:10 | |
| Rick Bragnalo, WAS [Holding] 8:24 | |
| 2: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 5:34 |
| Billy MacMillan, NYI [Hi-sticking] 11:29 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 17:35 | |
| 3: | Dave Fortier, NYI [Interference] 4:02 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 9:15 | |
| Mike Lampman, WAS [Hooking] 11:12 |
Penalty time: WAS: 6 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Lemieux | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 9-11-27
NYI: 15-21-12-48
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 4-27-2)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 16-9-8)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,865
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