All NHL game summaries from March 18, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (25-34-13) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (22-40-9) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 24 (Dennis Hextall, Walt McKechnie), 3:42 - PP |
| 2: | STL, | Dave Hrechkosy 11 (Bob MacMillan), 3:43 |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 25 (Nick Libett, Walt McKechnie), 6:38 - PP | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 12 (Garry Unger), 12:16 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 26 (Dennis Hextall), 1:28 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 7 (J.P. LeBlanc), 2:51 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 7 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 4:00 | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 27 (Dan Maloney, Terry Harper), 8:51 - PP | |
| STL, | Rick Wilson 1 (Barclay Plager, Larry Patey), 11:25 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Interference] 3:05 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 4:13 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Slashing] 7:00 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Slashing] 7:00 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 7:50 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 11:36 | |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 11:36 | |
| Barry Salovaara, DET [Hooking] 14:06 | |
| 2: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Tripping] 6:16 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 10:51 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 13:50 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Roughing] 18:14 | |
| 3: | Red Berenson, STL [Tripping] 7:07 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 9:45 |
Penalty time: STL: 17 minutes
DET: 23 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9- 8- 7-24
DET: 16- 8- 6-30
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 10-15-9)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 10-15-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,911
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (45-14-12) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Kansas City Scouts (12-48-10) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | KC , | Dave Hudson 11 (Craig Patrick), :42 |
| KC , | Gary Croteau 14 (Denis Dupere, Phil Roberto), 16:29 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 29 (Bobby Schmautz, Johnny Bucyk), 6:44 - PP |
| BOS, | Hank Nowak 5 (Wayne Cashman, Gregg Sheppard), 7:08 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 28 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 15:40 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 22, 9:17 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 30 (Johnny Bucyk, Gregg Sheppard), 10:12 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, BOS [Roughing] 4:01 |
| Robin Burns, KC [Holding] 8:39 | |
| Steve Durbano, KC [Tripping] 18:11 | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 3:26 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, KC [Hooking] 5:26 | |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, KC [Tripping] 7:34 | |
| Dave Hudson, KC [Hooking] 14:55 | |
| 3: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 1:49 |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Hooking] 3:21 | |
| Phil Roberto, KC [Slashing] 3:38 | |
| Gary Bergman, KC [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 9:17 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Charging] 19:40 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
KC : 24 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Halward | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| KC Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McElmury | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Patterson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Bergman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Burns | 13 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill McKenzie | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-14- 7-32
KC : 9- 6- 5-20
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 32-8-7)
KC : Bill McKenzie (L, 1-15-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Jim Christison
Attendance: 7,683
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (29-30-13) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (47-10-14) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 13 (Harold Snepsts, Gerry O'Flaherty), 3:07 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 35 (Chris Oddleifson, Andre Boudrias), 12:17 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Jack McIlhargey 1 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 11:44 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 54 (Bill Barber, Tom Bladon), 12:53 | |
| PHI, | Dave Schultz 12 (Mel Bridgman, Gary Dornhoefer), 13:07 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Holding] 4:50 |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 5:56 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hooking] 14:12 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 16:42 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Charging] 19:07 | |
| 2: | Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Tripping] 13:28 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking] 16:08 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Interference] 18:48 | |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, PHI [Hooking] 4:05 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Tripping] 6:19 | |
| Larry Goodenough, PHI [Boarding] 18:33 |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
PHI: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 20-10-11-41
PHI: 8-10-17-35
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 20-22-6)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 40-9-12)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,077
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