NHL game summary from October 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (2-4-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (4-3-0) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1: COL, Nelson Pyatt 3 (Tom Edur, Wilf Paiement), 2:53 - PP
NYR, Pat Hickey 2 (Rod Gilbert, Phil Esposito), 13:46 - PP
2: COL, Dave Hudson 4 (Wilf Paiement, Steve Durbano), 8:12
COL, Simon Nolet 2 (Ron Andruff, Barry Dean), 19:01
3: NYR, Phil Esposito 3 (Nick Fotiu, Dave Farrish), :47
NYR, Pat Hickey 3 (Ron Greschner, Ken Hodge), 3:20
NYR, Ken Hodge 5 (Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito), 8:56 - PP
Penalties:
1: Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding] 2:07
Steve Durbano, COL [Holding] 12:52
Bryan Lefley, COL [Slashing] 15:51
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Cross checking] 19:02
Steve Durbano, COL [Roughing] 19:02
2: Tracy Pratt, COL [Holding] 3:10
Ken Hodge, NYR [Hooking] 12:36
3: Greg Polis, NYR [Boarding] 6:12
Wilf Paiement, COL [Roughing] 7:25
Mike McEwen, NYR [Cross checking] 8:35
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 12:21
Phil Roberto, COL [Roughing] 15:39
Mike McEwen, NYR [Roughing] 15:39
Penalty time: COL: 12 minutes
NYR: 14 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Lemelin | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 9-11-28
NYR: 10-11-12-33
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 0-3-0)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,500
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