All NHL game summaries from October 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (3-1-0) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (1-1-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 1 (Nick Libett), 8:16 |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 3 (Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson), 7:03 |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 1 (Guy Lapointe, Rejean Houle), 8:04 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 1 (Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson), 12:03 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 1 (Yvan Cournoyer), 16:54 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Maloney 1 (Jean Hamel, Dennis Polonich), 18:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, DET [Hi-sticking] 1:48 |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:48 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Tripping] 5:33 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 8:42 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 13:24 | |
| Danny Grant, DET [Tripping] 14:02 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 15:23 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 19:09 | |
| 2: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing] 10:02 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 18:27 | |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 4:29 |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Roughing] 4:29 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 10:45 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 14:58 |
Penalty time: MTL: 14 minutes
DET: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8- 9-15-32
DET: 18-10- 5-33
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 2-0-0)
DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 12,214
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (3-1-0) |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
 Minnesota North Stars (1-3-0) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 1 (Carol Vadnais, Ken Hodge), 1:12 |
| MIN, | Bill Hogaboam 1 (Steve Jensen, Glen Sharpley), 1:37 | |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 3 (Ron Greschner, Dave Farrish), 5:15 | |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 2 (Mike McEwen, Walt Tkaczuk), 6:02 | |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 1 (Fred Barrett, Steve Jensen), 12:14 | |
| NYR, | Ken Hodge 4 (Pat Hickey, Phil Esposito), 13:10 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 4 (Dan Newman, Pete Stemkowski), 8:23 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 1 (Steve Jensen, Bill Hogaboam), 9:46 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 5 (Pierre Jarry, Dean Talafous), 11:31 - PP | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Greg Polis), 12:31 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 6 (Carol Vadnais, Ken Hodge), 19:50 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 1 (Pete Stemkowski, Dan Newman), 11:28 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 7 (Walt Tkaczuk, Greg Polis), 17:32 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 8, 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Polis, NYR [Hooking] 1:44 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 6:39 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Hi-sticking] 7:52 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 14:26 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Fighting, Game misconduct] 18:25 | |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Fighting, Game misconduct, Gross misconduct] 18:25 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Interference] 18:25 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Roughing] 18:25 | |
| 2: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 10:06 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 18:06 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Cross checking, Roughing] 18:53 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing] 18:53 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 6:51 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Boarding] 14:48 |
Penalty time: NYR: 39 minutes
MIN: 27 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 23-14-12-49
MIN: 13-10- 6-29
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (W, 3-0-0)
MIN: Gary Smith (L, 1-2-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 6,378
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (2-2-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Islanders (3-0-0) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 1 (Jean Potvin), 3:15 - PP |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 3 (Bob Bourne), 7:12 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Garry Howatt, Denis Potvin), 19:49 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 2, 2:07 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 1 (J.P. Parise, Denis Potvin), 2:37 | |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 1 (Lorne Henning), 3:00 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 1 (Billy MacMillan, Jean Potvin), 14:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Bowness, ATL [Tripping] 2:52 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Boarding] 7:59 | ||
| 2: | Barry Gibbs, ATL [Holding] 10:58 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Cross checking] 19:32 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 7- 7-21
NYI: 8-10-10-28
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 2-1-0),
Phil Myre NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 3-0-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle Attendance: 12,331
Phil Myre NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 3-0-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle Attendance: 12,331
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