NHL game summary from October 24, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (3-6-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (4-5-0) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 2 (Carol Vadnais, Wayne Dillon), 7:51 - PP |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 5 (Mike Walton), 8:10 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 4 (Ken Hodge, Carol Vadnais), 10:00 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 6 (Garry Monahan, Dennis Kearns), 15:36 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 2 (Bob Dailey), 3:16 - SH |
| 3: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 3 (Steve Vickers), 5:29 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 4 (Don Lever), 5:44 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 5 (Rod Gilbert, Carol Vadnais), 13:24 - PP | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 1 (Chris Oddleifson, Mike Robitaille), 15:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ralph Stewart, VAN [Elbowing] 7:24 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 9:11 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 17:58 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:02 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 1:02 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 2:33 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Tripping] 13:44 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 19:38 | |
| 3: | Mike Walton, VAN [Tripping] 13:17 |
Penalty time: VAN: 14 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12- 3-13-28
NYR: 13-15-10-38
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 1-4-0)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 4-3-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John Brown
Attendance: 17,500
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