NHL game summary from March 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (39-19-15) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (30-31-14) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Mike Walton 3 (Don Lever, Bob Murray), 1:49 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 22 (Mike Walton, Rick Blight), 4:50 - PP | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 29, 12:16 - PP | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 4 (Rick Blight, Dennis Kearns), 17:56 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 15 (Bobby Lalonde, Rick Blight), 12:24 - PP |
| NYI, | Billy MacMillan 8 (Dave Fortier), 17:59 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 19 (Andre Boudrias), 19:45 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 3:54 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Holding] 12:09 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 16:23 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Butt ending major] 16:51 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Game misconduct] 16:51 | |
| 2: | Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 13:02 |
| 3: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 5:26 |
| Tracy Pratt, VAN [Roughing] 5:26 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 5:59 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 10:36 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 10:36 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 10:36 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Fighting] 10:36 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:36 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:19 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:19 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Holding] 15:56 |
Penalty time: NYI: 34 minutes
VAN: 33 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11- 6- 8-25
VAN: 10- 9-10-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 21-9-7)
VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 3-0-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,612
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