NHL game summary from October 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (3-3-0) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (5-1-0) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
1: MTL, Rejean Houle 2 (Jacques Lemaire, Mario Tremblay), 3:06
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 3 (Doug Risebrough), 12:35
NYR, Greg Polis 3 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Greschner), 15:07
NYR, Steve Vickers 1 (Rod Gilbert, Carol Vadnais), 16:50
2: MTL, Steve Shutt 5 (Guy Lafleur), :14
MTL, Guy Lafleur 6 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lapointe), 8:45
MTL, Mario Tremblay 2 (Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey), 15:34
3: MTL, Doug Jarvis 3 (Jimmy Roberts, Guy Lapointe), 4:04
MTL, Steve Shutt 6 (Guy Lafleur, Doug Jarvis), 8:52
NYR, Phil Esposito 2 (Ken Hodge, Pat Hickey), 11:25
NYR, Greg Polis 4 (Don Murdoch, Phil Esposito), 19:59
Penalties:
1: Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 0:42
2: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 15:34
Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 18:48
Ken Hodge, NYR [Holding] 19:37
3: Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 0:37
Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 13:07
Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 13:34
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 14:01
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 5- 7-23
MTL: 9-15-20-44
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 3-1-0), John Davidson
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-0-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, John Brown
Attendance: 16,647
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