All NHL game summaries from October 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (0-0-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (0-0-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Murphy 1 (Tom Williams, Gary Sargent), 15:11 - PP |
| 3: | CLE, | Fred Ahern 1 (Jim Moxey), 8:41 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 1, 11:39 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 1 (Mike Murphy), 13:41 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Smith, CLE [Tripping] 2:01 |
| Mike Christie, CLE [Elbowing] 5:05 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 9:34 | |
| Russ Walker, LA [Interference] 12:15 | |
| 2: | Sheldon Kannegiesser, LA [Hooking] 4:12 |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Slashing] 6:01 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 10:21 | |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Hi-sticking] 11:05 | |
| Mike Christie, CLE [Elbowing] 14:17 | |
| 3: | Dave Hutchison, LA [Interference] 3:39 |
| Lorne Stamler, LA [Cross checking] 5:59 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Walker | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bjorn Johansson | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 11- 8- 9-28
CLE: 12- 6-11-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (T, 0-0-1)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (T, 0-0-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,899
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (0-1-0) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (1-0-0) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 1 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 8:11 - PP |
| MIN, | Doug Hicks 1 (Bill Goldsworthy, Roland Eriksson), 9:16 - SH | |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 1 (Walt Tkaczuk, Mike McEwen), 9:38 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 1 (Roland Eriksson, Pierre Jarry), 12:00 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 1 (Tim Young, Roland Eriksson), 12:36 - PP | |
| NYR, | Wayne Dillon 1 (Rod Gilbert, Dave Farrish), 13:19 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dan Newman 1 (Wayne Dillon, Rod Gilbert), 2:32 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 1 (Greg Polis, Dave Maloney), 9:34 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 2 (Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert), 14:28 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tim Young 2 (Dwight Bialowas, Roland Eriksson), 4:53 - PP |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 1 (Tim Young), 13:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 3:59 |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hi-sticking] 6:30 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hi-sticking] 7:57 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 10:09 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 11:04 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Delay of game] 15:21 | |
| 2: | Doug Hicks, MIN [Hooking] 4:26 |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Roughing] 5:23 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Kneeing] 11:03 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Hooking] 12:38 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:16 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 3:26 |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Elbowing, Roughing] 14:28 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 14:28 |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
NYR: 20 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Younghans | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-13-11-34
NYR: 20- 9-10-39
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (L, 0-1-0)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (0-1-0) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 1: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 1 (Wayne Bianchin, Russ Anderson), 3:02 |
| PIT, | Stan Gilbertson 1 (Jean Pronovost, Syl Apps), 4:47 | |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 1 (Ralph Stewart, Gerry O'Flaherty), 6:00 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 1 (Ron Schock), 3:18 |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 2 (Ron Schock, Ron Stackhouse), 6:09 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 1 (Mike Walton, Harold Snepsts), 6:34 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 1 (Bob Kelly, Pierre Larouche), 7:56 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 2 (Mike Walton, Bob Dailey), 10:29 - PP | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 2 (Pierre Larouche, Dennis Owchar), 16:02 | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 1 (Ron Stackhouse, Pierre Larouche), 18:26 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 3 (Mike Walton, Dennis Kearns), 19:58 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Rick Blight 4 (Mike Walton, Bob Dailey), 2:21 - PP |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 1 (Ed Van Impe), 9:01 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 3 (Bob Kelly), 12:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 7:41 |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Holding] 10:28 | |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:33 | |
| Bob Murray, VAN [Hi-sticking] 11:33 | |
| 2: | Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Hooking] 4:17 |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 9:40 | |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Tripping] 12:26 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Boarding] 16:24 | |
| Bob Murray, VAN [Tripping] 17:36 | |
| Bob Kelly, PIT [Slashing] 19:08 | |
| 3: | Syl Apps, PIT [Tripping] 2:05 |
Penalty time: VAN: 12 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Manno | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 32 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Gordie Laxton | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 9-13-32
PIT: 13-19-11-43
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 0-1-0),
Curt Ridley PIT: Denis Herron,
Gordie Laxton (W, 1-0-0) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 10,432
Curt Ridley PIT: Denis Herron,
Gordie Laxton (W, 1-0-0) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 10,432
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