All NHL game summaries from April 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (42-36-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Boston Bruins (51-17-17) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 6 (Bob Murdoch, Butch Goring), 6:39 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 3 (Bobby Schmautz, Joe Zanussi), 17:41 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 1 (Jean Ratelle), :55 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 2 (Bobby Schmautz, Brad Park), 6:31 - PP | |
| BOS, | Brad Park 2 (Andre Savard, Don Marcotte), 13:52 - SH | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 5 (Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge), 16:12 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Brad Park 3 (Johnny Bucyk, Jean Ratelle), 9:03 - PP |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 1 (Brad Park), 10:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Elbowing] 6:24 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking major] 7:51 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Interference] 7:51 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Elbowing] 8:00 | |
| Tom Williams, LA [Slashing] 8:00 | |
| Bob Nevin, LA [Hooking] 12:43 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Roughing] 17:54 | |
| Hank Nowak, BOS [Roughing] 17:54 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:06 |
| Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 1:06 | |
| Vic Venasky, LA [Tripping] 6:04 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging] 7:52 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Tripping] 9:34 | |
| Mike Corrigan, LA [Slashing] 11:36 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:56 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 15:17 | |
| 3: | Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 8:24 |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:27 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:27 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Slashing] 12:56 | |
| Brad Park, BOS [Slashing] 15:19 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Slashing] 15:19 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, BOS [Tripping] 16:20 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:20 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Hooking] 16:43 |
Penalty time: LA : 28 minutes
BOS: 25 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6-10- 4-20
BOS: 18- 8-14-40
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (L, 1-1-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 13,852
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (47-23-17) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-25-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 4 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 5:37 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 5 (Don Luce, Jerry Korab), 6:57 | |
| NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Garry Howatt), 7:40 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 4 (Jude Drouin, Denis Potvin), 14:10 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 1, 10:15 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (J.P. Parise, Jude Drouin), 15:32 | |
| NYI, | Bert Marshall 1 (Andre St. Laurent, Ed Westfall), 19:41 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, BUF [Charging] 12:20 |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 12:44 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:20 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 18:20 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 0:56 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 0:56 | |
| Paul McIntosh, BUF [Elbowing, Fighting] 4:06 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 4:06 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:33 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 8:03 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Holding, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 4:12 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 7:31 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 16:08 |
Penalty time: NYI: 44 minutes
BUF: 36 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McIntosh | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13- 9- 8-30
BUF: 6- 9- 9-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-1-0)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 4-4-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (38-35-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Philadelphia Flyers (54-15-16) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 2 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke), 3:55 |
| 2: | PHI, | Don Saleski 2, 10:04 - SH |
| TOR, | Bob Neely 2 (Claire Alexander, Stan Weir), 10:32 - PP | |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 3 (Larry Goodenough, Ross Lonsberry), 11:24 | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 3 (Bob Kelly), 11:37 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Don Saleski 4 (Orest Kindrachuk), 4:17 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 3 (Terry Crisp, Jimmy Watson), 7:24 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 4 (Terry Crisp, Larry Goodenough), 7:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Bladon, PHI [Roughing] 0:25 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 0:25 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 10:21 | |
| Scott Garland, TOR [Slashing] 10:21 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Hooking] 13:20 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Cross checking, Slashing] 16:35 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Slashing] 16:35 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Holding] 17:08 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Tripping] 18:40 | |
| Claire Alexander, TOR [Tripping] 19:27 | |
| 2: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hooking] 3:29 |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Holding] 8:48 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Elbowing] 15:12 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 18:51 | |
| 3: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Elbowing] 13:46 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Misconduct] 13:46 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Misconduct] 13:46 | |
| Scott Garland, TOR [Hooking] 16:09 |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
PHI: 22 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Dunn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Bob Warner | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -35 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -35 | 27 | ||||||
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 12- 5-10-27
PHI: 16-13- 9-38
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Thomas (L, 4-4-0),
Gord McRae PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 3-2-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,077
Gord McRae PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 3-2-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,077
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