NHL game summary from October 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (0-2-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (2-0-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Doug Jarvis 2 (Serge Savard, Jimmy Roberts), 7:59
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 1 (Jimmy Roberts, Larry Robinson), 18:59
3: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 1 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 10:29
Penalties:
1: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Elbowing] 1:40
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking, Interference] 14:33
Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking, Interference] 14:33
Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 18:56
John Grisdale, VAN [Interference] 18:56
2: Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 2:17
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 6:55
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 6:55
3: Doug Risebrough, MTL [Elbowing, Fighting] 12:09
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Fighting] 12:09
Penalty time: VAN: 20 minutes
MTL: 22 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 4-10-24
MTL: 15-19-13-47
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 0-1-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,611
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