All NHL game summaries from October 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-6-0) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (5-4-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bill Clement 4 (Ken Houston, Ed Kea), 3:01 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 3 (John Grisdale, Don Lever), 5:58 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 3 (Ralph Stewart, Dennis Kearns), 1:25 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 4 (Dennis Kearns), 6:17 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 3 (Richard Mulhern, Eric Vail), 7:31 - PP | |
| VAN, | John Gould 3 (Garry Monahan), 16:16 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Bob Dailey 1 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 4:35 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 2 (Eric Vail, Hilliard Graves), 8:34 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 6:54 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Elbowing] 7:47 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 7:06 |
| Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:27 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Fighting] 18:20 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Fighting] 18:20 | |
| 3: | Garry Monahan, VAN [Interference] 7:57 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Cross checking] 14:55 |
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
ATL: 9 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12-21- 9-42
ATL: 6-11-16-33
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 2-2-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 9,702
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (2-5-1) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-5-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Pierre Jarry 4 (Tim Young), 14:51 |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 3 (Tim Young, Pierre Jarry), 19:24 | |
| 2: | COL, | Denis Dupere 1 (Wilf Paiement, Chuck Arnason), 15:33 - PP |
| 3: | COL, | Simon Nolet 3 (Barry Dean, Roger Lemelin), :41 |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 1 (Dwight Bialowas, Glen Sharpley), 1:03 | |
| COL, | Phil Roberto 1 (Nelson Pyatt), 6:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Delparte, COL [Tripping] 0:17 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hooking] 2:48 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 10:55 | |
| 2: | Steve Durbano, COL [Slashing] 0:48 |
| Guy Delparte, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 10:07 | |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hooking] 14:42 | |
| Steve Durbano, COL [Hi-sticking] 15:33 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hi-sticking] 15:33 | |
| Steve Durbano, COL [Slashing] 17:33 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Slashing] 17:33 | |
| 3: | Steve Durbano, COL [Interference] 11:05 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
COL: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Lemelin | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 6- 9-21
COL: 7- 9- 9-25
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 1-3-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (T, 0-4-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: 5,003
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-1-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (2-3-1) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 2 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 2:06 |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Maloney 3 (Walt McKechnie, Dennis Polonich), 1:14 |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 3, 7:22 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 3 (Dan Maloney), 19:27 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Maloney 4 (Walt McKechnie), 1:37 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 2:47 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 5:29 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 5:53 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Roughing] 17:02 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Roughing double minor] 17:02 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:10 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:10 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 7:38 | |
| 3: | Bryan Watson, DET [Slashing] 0:40 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Holding] 3:32 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 13:25 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 15:33 |
Penalty time: NYI: 16 minutes
DET: 14 minutes
| 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 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 6- 6-18
DET: 5- 9- 7-21
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 4-1-0)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 11,876
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