NHL game summary 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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