NHL game summary from October 6, 1976
| 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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