NHL game summary from October 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (8-2-0) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (5-6-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 7 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 3:42 |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 2 (Walt Tkaczuk, Don Murdoch), 2:53 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 6 (Don Marcotte, Darryl Edestrand), 6:15 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 8 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 19:46 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 12 (Phil Esposito, Mike McEwen), 13:47 - PP |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 9 (Terry O'Reilly, Brad Park), 15:35 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 4 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 18:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Delay of game] 1:11 |
| Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 4:14 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 4:35 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 10:09 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 19:03 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Charging] 7:49 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Game misconduct] 7:49 | |
| Ken Hodge, NYR [Roughing] 7:49 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 7:49 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Holding] 13:45 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Cross checking] 18:09 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 3:27 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 10:16 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 13:37 |
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
NYR: 22 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Maluta | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-10- 4-23
NYR: 15-14-12-41
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 4-1-0)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 4-4-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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