NHL game summary from October 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (2-0-0) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (1-1-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: NYR, Carol Vadnais 1 (Rod Gilbert, Ken Hodge), 2:47 - PP
NYR, Ken Hodge 1 (Carol Vadnais, Rod Gilbert), 9:55 - PP
NYR, Mike McEwen 1 (Rod Gilbert, Wayne Dillon), 11:57
COL, Chuck Arnason 1 (Larry Skinner), 18:15 - PP
2: COL, Roger Lemelin 1 (Guy Delparte, Phil Roberto), :24
COL, Dave Hudson 2 (Phil Roberto, Guy Delparte), 2:02
NYR, Don Murdoch 3 (Rod Gilbert, Carol Vadnais), 10:27 - PP
NYR, Ken Hodge 2 (Rod Gilbert, Carol Vadnais), 13:30 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Roger Lemelin, COL 1:13
Dave Maloney, NYR 6:19
Roger Lemelin, COL 9:05
Dave Maloney, NYR 16:30
2: Nick Beverley, NYR 1:14
Barry Dean, COL [double minor] 7:18
Tracy Pratt, COL [double minor] 10:49
Don Murdoch, NYR [double minor] 10:49
Phil Roberto, COL 12:13
Dan Newman, NYR 18:55
3: Dan Newman, NYR 7:50
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
COL: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 47 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Lemelin | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 19-18-10-47
COL: 9- 9- 9-27
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (W, 2-0-0)
COL: Doug Favell (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,159
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