All NHL game summaries from March 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (42-13-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta Flames (29-30-10) |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1: | ATL, | Hilliard Graves 17 (Tom Lysiak), 14:33 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 19 (Dave Kryskow, Randy Manery), 16:29 | |
| ATL, | Randy Manery 6 (Tom Lysiak), 19:16 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Randy Manery 7 (Eric Vail), 8:18 - PP |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 16 (Curt Bennett), 12:04 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 29, 18:01 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Dave Kryskow 14 (Tom Lysiak), 5:27 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 14, 11:00 | |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 17 (Randy Manery, Curt Bennett), 18:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 10:02 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Holding] 18:14 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hooking] 19:06 | ||
| 2: | Ed Kea, ATL [Roughing] 4:51 | |
| Dave Kryskow, ATL [Hi-sticking] 7:53 | ||
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 7:53 | ||
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 7:53 | ||
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 17:37 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul O'Neil | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -34 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -34 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 34 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 34 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 7-11-25
ATL: 16-13-11-40
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 30-8-7)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 15-16-6)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 11,269
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (27-28-13) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (32-29-7) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | LA , | Tom Williams 13 (Butch Goring), 5:13 - PP |
| LA , | Mike Corrigan 16 (Mike Murphy, Marcel Dionne), 6:34 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 25 (Tom Williams, Bob Murdoch), 11:11 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 35, 16:40 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | LA , | Juha Widing 7 (Marcel Dionne, Mike Murphy), 4:13 - PP |
| VAN, | John Gould 28 (Chris Oddleifson, Mike Robitaille), 4:23 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 26 (Bob Nevin, Dave Hutchison), 12:39 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 3:36 |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Cross checking] 6:48 | |
| 2: | Frank St. Marseille, LA [Elbowing] 9:57 |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Hi-sticking major] 9:57 | |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Leaving the crease] 10:18 | |
| Juha Widing, LA [Hooking] 11:54 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Cross checking] 13:40 | |
| 3: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 3:56 |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Slashing] 10:34 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Cross checking] 13:42 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Tripping] 14:05 |
Penalty time: VAN: 15 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 2-10- 9-21
LA : 17- 8- 8-33
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 19-20-6)
LA : Gary Edwards (W, 11-11-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,108
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (24-32-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Islanders (37-17-14) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 26 (Billy Harris, Jean Potvin), 1:18 - PP |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 5 (Bob Nystrom, Andre St. Laurent), 9:40 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 21 (J.P. Parise, Gerry Hart), 6:39 |
| NYI, | Billy MacMillan 7 (Garry Howatt, Lorne Henning), 14:06 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Fortier, NYI [Roughing] 3:40 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 3:40 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 9:04 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Charging] 15:11 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 17:43 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Slashing] 17:43 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 4:49 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Closing hand on puck] 6:49 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 11:37 | |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Roughing] 11:37 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 12:31 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Elbowing] 17:48 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Slashing] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Dave Fortier, NYI [Tripping] 8:36 |
Penalty time: STL: 20 minutes
NYI: 20 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8-11- 6-25
NYI: 6-10-12-28
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 10-14-8)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 20-8-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 12,525
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