NHL game summary from March 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (31-29-11) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (53-9-10) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Pierre Larouche 42 (Rick Kehoe), 4:33 |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 19 (Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert), 15:12 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Syl Apps 25 (Lowell MacDonald), 2:02 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 37 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 5:54 | |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 46 (Syl Apps, Ron Stackhouse), 8:55 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 30 (Jacques Lemaire), 9:50 | |
| PIT, | Pierre Larouche 43 (Rick Kehoe, Vic Hadfield), 13:59 - PP | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 10 (Guy Lafleur, Bob Gainey), 14:12 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert), 11:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 7:10 |
| Barry Wilkins, PIT [Holding] 9:58 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PIT [Tripping] 14:52 | |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 15:36 | |
| 2: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 8:26 |
| John Van Boxmeer, MTL [Elbowing] 13:30 | |
| Lew Morrison, PIT [Hooking] 17:14 | |
| Barry Wilkins, PIT [Hi-sticking] 17:40 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:40 | |
| 3: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 11:41 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hooking] 16:20 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
MTL: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Simon Nolet | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Gilbert | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 6- 7- 7-20
MTL: 11-13- 7-31
Goalies: PIT: Michel Plasse (L, 20-16-9)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 13-1-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,348
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