All NHL game summaries from March 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (40-20-12) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (25-39-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CAL, | Al MacAdam 30 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 1:47 |
| CAL, | Bob Murdoch 18 (Dennis Maruk, Al MacAdam), 16:37 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 11 (Rene Robert, Jim Lorentz), 5:14 - PP |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 43 (Craig Ramsay, Lee Fogolin), 6:39 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 21 (Danny Gare), 18:16 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Luce 18 (Danny Gare, Bill Hajt), 14:55 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 40 (Terry Martin, Rene Robert), 16:13 | |
| CAL, | Jim Moxey 9, 19:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Jim Moxey, CAL [Hooking] 4:14 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 11:28 | ||
| Bob Stewart, CAL [Hi-sticking] 11:28 | ||
| 3: | Brian Spencer, BUF [Interference] 6:26 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:10 | ||
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
CAL: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McIntosh | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5- 8-11-24
CAL: 6- 8- 8-22
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 25-15-11)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-22-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 5,720
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (31-27-14) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (29-25-17) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 34 (Darryl Sittler, Errol Thompson), 1:15 |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 20 (Stan Mikita, Phil Russell), 2:40 | |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 40 (Darryl Sittler, Ian Turnbull), 14:14 | |
| TOR, | Stan Weir 17 (Inge Hammarstrom, George Ferguson), 15:52 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 18 (Jim McKenny, Pat Boutette), 4:18 |
| CHI, | Dale Tallon 15 (Dick Redmond, Cliff Koroll), 11:01 - PP | |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 23 (Chico Maki, Dale Tallon), 14:27 | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 36 (Errol Thompson, Lanny McDonald), 17:05 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Dale Tallon 14, 3:19 |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 28 (Dennis Hull, Chico Maki), 4:32 | |
| CHI, | Pit Martin 25 (Darcy Rota, Dale Tallon), 15:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murray, CHI 7:36 |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI 7:41 | |
| Jim McKenny, TOR 19:44 | |
| 2: | Dick Redmond, CHI 1:35 |
| Randy Holt, CHI 6:21 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [minor, misconduct, game misconduct] 6:21 | |
| George Ferguson, TOR 9:33 | |
| Dick Redmond, CHI 15:33 | |
| Jim McKenny, TOR 17:16 | |
| 3: | Brian Glennie, TOR 4:32 |
| Stan Mikita, CHI 17:14 | |
| Inge Hammarstrom, TOR 17:14 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [major] 19:55 |
Penalty time: TOR: 15 minutes
CHI: 34 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 44 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 20-12-12-44
CHI: 6-11-17-34
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Thomas (L, 25-21-11)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 27-19-12)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Jim Christison
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-49-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (25-37-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 12 (Phil Esposito, Rick Middleton), 4:17 |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 34 (Steve Vickers, Wayne Dillon), 15:54 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Jensen 4 (Bill Hogaboam, Fred Barrett), 11:57 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 5 (Pete Stemkowski), 15:11 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 0:39 |
| Mike Antonovich, MIN [Holding] 4:54 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Cross checking, Hi-sticking] 7:29 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:29 | |
| John Bednarski, NYR [Slashing] 7:29 | |
| Pierre Jarry, MIN [Delay of game] 11:48 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Interference] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Chris Ahrens, MIN [Slashing] 4:30 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Interference] 7:17 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 14:17 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Mike Antonovich, MIN [Hooking] 2:48 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 4:52 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing] 8:43 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hi-sticking] 8:43 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:43 |
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Antonovich | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Ahrens | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13-10- 7-30
NYR: 10- 5-14-29
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 6-20-1)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 19-24-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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