All NHL game summaries from April 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-34-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (39-33-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Los Angeles Kings lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Tom Williams 1, :50 |
| 2: | LA , | Bob Nevin 1 (Tom Williams, Butch Goring), 2:40 |
| 3: | ATL, | Barry Gibbs 1 (Bill Clement, Pat Quinn), 13:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ab DeMarco, LA [Hooking] 3:47 |
| Larry Carriere, ATL [Hooking] 13:17 | |
| Dave Kryskow, ATL [Hooking] 18:02 | |
| 2: | Sheldon Kannegiesser, LA [Hooking] 17:39 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Charging] 19:47 | |
| 3: | Ab DeMarco, LA [Tripping] 3:35 |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Hooking] 10:25 |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 6- 7-20
LA : 8- 9- 9-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 0-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 12,023
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (33-33-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
 New York Islanders (43-21-17) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 1 (Dennis Kearns, Rick Blight), 2:58 - PP |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 1 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 6:01 | |
| VAN, | John Gould 1 (Chris Oddleifson), 8:18 - SH | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 1, 8:28 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 1 (Ed Westfall, Bert Marshall), :10 - SH |
| NYI, | Billy MacMillan 1 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 5:36 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Garry Howatt, Denis Potvin), 8:20 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Bob Dailey 1 (Chris Oddleifson), 4:27 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Walton, VAN [Fighting] 1:40 |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:40 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Hooking] 7:31 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Hooking] 10:36 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Hooking] 12:02 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Roughing] 18:22 | |
| 2: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 2:39 |
| 3: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 4:23 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hooking] 10:40 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 18:46 |
Penalty time: VAN: 11 minutes
NYI: 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-13- 9-32
NYI: 7-13-10-30
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 0-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 14,865
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (46-22-13) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
 St. Louis Blues (30-37-14) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| St. Louis Blues lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | STL, | Derek Sanderson 1 (Chuck Lefley, Bob Hess), 4:14 - PP |
| STL, | Chuck Lefley 1 (Red Berenson), 8:28 - SH | |
| STL, | Larry Patey 1 (Bob MacMillan, Garry Unger), 19:42 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 1 (Ted Irvine), 1:56 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 1 (Jim Schoenfeld, Lee Fogolin), 8:37 | |
| STL, | Chuck Lefley 2 (Red Berenson), 15:31 | |
| BUF, | Jacques Richard 1 (Jim Lorentz), 18:11 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 3:28 |
| Rick Smith, STL [Tripping] 6:42 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:46 | |
| Ted Irvine, STL [Hi-sticking] 10:46 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Pierre Plante, STL [Hooking] 1:12 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 3:38 | |
| 3: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Elbowing] 13:30 |
| Rick Wilson, STL [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
STL: 18 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12- 8-19-39
STL: 14-13- 4-31
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 0-1-0),
Al Smith STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Finn Attendance: 12,334
Al Smith STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Finn Attendance: 12,334
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (35-34-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Toronto Maple Leafs (35-31-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Jim McKenny 1 (George Ferguson, Claire Alexander), 13:01 - PP |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 1 (Darryl Sittler), 4:44 |
| TOR, | Bob Neely 1 (Stan Weir, Borje Salming), 11:00 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Stan Gilbertson 1 (Barry Wilkins, Ron Schock), 4:17 |
| TOR, | George Ferguson 1 (Stan Weir, Bob Neely), 15:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Interference] 0:59 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Cross checking] 2:42 | |
| Dennis Owchar, PIT [Tripping] 4:57 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PIT [Charging] 9:15 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 11:37 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Cross checking] 13:45 | |
| Jack Valiquette, TOR [Hooking] 15:25 | |
| 2: | Brian Glennie, TOR [Hooking] 5:07 |
| Barry Wilkins, PIT [Slashing] 14:08 | |
| 3: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 8:13 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
TOR: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 36 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14-11-11-36
TOR: 10-12-14-36
Goalies: PIT: Michel Plasse (L, 0-1-0)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,485
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