All NHL game summaries from April 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (50-17-17) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (42-35-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 2 (Brad Park, Johnny Bucyk), 17:28 - PP |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 4 (Bobby Schmautz), 3:52 |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 2, 18:49 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Charging] 0:52 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Roughing] 2:23 | |
| Hank Nowak, BOS [Cross checking] 5:57 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Hi-sticking] 5:57 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hooking] 6:34 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 12:08 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:08 | |
| Andre Savard, BOS [Cross checking] 13:56 | |
| Butch Goring, LA [Holding] 15:33 | |
| 2: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Hi-sticking] 9:42 |
| Hank Nowak, BOS [Tripping] 13:12 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Slashing] 4:28 |
| Butch Goring, LA [Tripping] 5:26 |
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-12- 8-28
LA : 11- 9- 7-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 1-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,005
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (50-24-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (46-23-17) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 2 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 2:08 - PP |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 3 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Terry Martin), 5:25 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 3 (Gerry Hart, Bob Nystrom), 13:00 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 3 (Ed Westfall, Jude Drouin), 18:02 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 5 (Clark Gillies, Dave Lewis), 18:44 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 4 (Don Luce, Jocelyn Guevremont), 12:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 0:19 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 3:22 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 3:46 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 3:46 | |
| Jacques Richard, BUF [Roughing] 6:22 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 6:22 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 8:22 | |
| 2: | Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Hooking] 15:53 |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 7:40 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 7:48 |
Penalty time: BUF: 12 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 13- 8- 8-29
NYI: 7-10- 6-23
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 4-3-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,865
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (53-15-16) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Toronto Maple Leafs (38-34-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Errol Thompson 2 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 3:11 - PP |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 1 (Ross Lonsberry, Terry Murray), 12:26 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Borje Salming 3 (Darryl Sittler), 16:12 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 4, 18:59 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 2 (Bob Kelly), 3:55 |
| TOR, | George Ferguson 2 (Scott Garland), 5:57 | |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 2 (Jack McIlhargey, Gary Dornhoefer), 8:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Saleski, PHI [Hooking] 1:50 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:44 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hi-sticking] 8:44 | ||
| Terry Crisp, PHI [Holding] 9:37 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 12:39 | ||
| Scott Garland, TOR [Roughing] 18:16 | ||
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 18:16 | ||
| 2: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Tripping] 7:29 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, PHI [Hooking] 11:21 | ||
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hi-sticking] 17:44 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8-13- 7-28
TOR: 8- 9-11-28
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 2-2-0)
TOR: Wayne Thomas (W, 4-3-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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