NHL game summary from February 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (43-9-9) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (33-18-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 20 (Yvon Lambert), 11:27 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 32 (Rene Robert, Jacques Richard), 16:24 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 18, 18:06 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 24 (Gilbert Perreault), 7:13 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 21 (Serge Savard, Yvon Lambert), 10:53 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 39 (Steve Shutt, Pete Mahovlich), 17:40 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 1:30 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 1:30 | ||
| Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 9:12 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer, MTL [Interference] 12:52 | ||
| 2: | Rick Martin, BUF [Slashing] 1:58 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Holding] 8:50 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 7-18- 5-30
BUF: 11- 4- 5-20
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 35-8-6)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 21-14-10)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
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