All NHL game summaries from October 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (5-5-0) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (3-3-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CLE, | Charlie Simmer 2 (Fred Ahern), 10:01 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 4 (Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert), 12:16 - PP | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 3 (Wayne Dillon), 18:29 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 10 (Rod Gilbert, Phil Esposito), 8:37 - PP |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 11 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Greschner), 13:03 | |
| CLE, | Jim Pappin 2 (Al MacAdam), 14:34 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 5 (Mike McEwen, Ken Hodge), 18:06 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 7:58 |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Hi-sticking] 10:47 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 14:15 | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 6:22 |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Roughing] 6:22 | |
| Len Frig, CLE [Hi-sticking] 8:19 | |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Roughing] 8:22 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Holding] 9:21 | |
| Bench penalty, CLE [Too many men on the ice] 16:56 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 6:09 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 11:13 | |
| Jim Pappin, CLE [Hi-sticking] 14:26 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:26 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
CLE: 12 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-14- 6-28
CLE: 13- 6-11-30
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 1-2-0)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 1-3-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 4,716
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (2-5-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (5-3-3) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 5 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 6:43 |
| 2: | LA , | Bert Wilson 1 (Juha Widing, Neil Komadoski), 6:19 |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 6 (Nick Libett), 19:28 | |
| 3: | LA , | Butch Goring 5 (Tom Williams, Dave Hutchison), 18:19 |
| LA , | Tom Williams 6 (Marcel Dionne), 19:49 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 0:39 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Holding] 14:41 | |
| Russ Walker, LA [Hi-sticking] 18:09 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Interference] 2:48 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 19:56 | |
| 3: | Marcel Dionne, LA [Holding] 13:30 |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 19:20 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Walker | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 4-10-22
LA : 12- 6-16-34
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 2-3-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 5-3-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,073
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (3-7-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (6-4-0) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 3 (John Gould, Ron Sedlbauer), 10:36 |
| 2: | STL, | Ted Irvine 2 (Bruce Affleck, Red Berenson), 5:29 |
| STL, | Red Berenson 3 (Ted Irvine, Jerry Butler), 9:33 | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 4 (John Gould), 9:49 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 6 (Bob Hess, Chuck Lefley), 17:24 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Red Berenson 4 (Bob Hess, Ted Irvine), :42 |
| STL, | Larry Patey 1, 11:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Hess, STL [Slashing] 7:20 |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Holding] 11:55 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 17:20 | |
| 2: | Don Lever, VAN [Holding] 15:22 |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Hi-sticking] 16:33 | |
| 3: | Claude Larose, STL [Hi-sticking] 4:29 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 4:29 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 5:09 |
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6-14- 8-28
STL: 14-11-16-41
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 2-3-0)
STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 4-3-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 13,529
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