NHL game summary from October 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (4-2-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (4-4-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1: LA , Ab DeMarco 1, 1:59
LA , Ab DeMarco 2 (Mike Murphy), 13:43
2: NYR, Don Murdoch 9 (Greg Polis), 12:27
LA , Mike Murphy 7 (Butch Goring, Marcel Dionne), 16:32 - PP
NYR, Mike McEwen 2 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 18:44 - PP
3: LA , Marcel Dionne 6 (Vic Venasky, Tom Williams), 17:05
Penalties:
1: Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 9:57
Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 14:01
2: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 0:34
Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 8:01
Greg Polis, NYR [Fighting, Game misconduct] 13:18
Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing] 13:18
Vic Venasky, LA [Holding] 18:12
3: Mike Murphy, LA [Tripping] 8:58
Juha Widing, LA [Hooking] 12:26
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russ Walker | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 12-18- 6-36
NYR: 8- 7-17-32
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 4-2-2)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 4-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 17,500
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