NHL game summary from January 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-14-8) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 New York Rangers (15-19-4) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 12 (Larry Sacharuk), 5:36 - PP |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 16 (Ian Turnbull), 7:28 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Carol Vadnais 7 (Pete Stemkowski, Walt Tkaczuk), 4:50 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 6 (Ian Turnbull, Jack Valiquette), 6:15 | |
| TOR, | George Ferguson 5 (Ian Turnbull), 8:11 - PP | |
| TOR, | Inge Hammarstrom 9 (Darryl Sittler), 8:52 | |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 15 (Lanny McDonald, Stan Weir), 14:47 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Carol Vadnais 8 (Rod Gilbert, Phil Esposito), :23 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 17 (Darryl Sittler), 11:46 - SH | |
| TOR, | Inge Hammarstrom 10 (Darryl Sittler), 12:36 | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 9 (Pete Stemkowski, Walt Tkaczuk), 12:56 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 13 (Carol Vadnais), 14:01 | |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 16, 14:19 | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 9 (Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert), 19:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Seiling, TOR [Hooking] 4:19 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 6:03 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:27 | |
| Rod Seiling, TOR [Slashing] 8:27 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 8:02 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:08 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hooking] 12:08 | |
| Blaine Stoughton, TOR [Hooking] 12:24 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 14:00 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Roughing] 18:42 | |
| Rod Seiling, TOR [Roughing] 18:42 | |
| 3: | Jack Valiquette, TOR [Holding] 2:53 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Interference] 8:50 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 9:56 |
Penalty time: TOR: 14 minutes
NYR: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Dunn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5- 9-12-26
NYR: 11-12-19-42
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Thomas (W, 15-12-7)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 13-13-2),
Doug Soetaert Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,500
Doug Soetaert Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,500
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