NHL game summary from March 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (25-38-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (46-14-12) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 12 (Terry O'Reilly), 13:26 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Terry O'Reilly, Andre Savard), 13:46 | |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 15 (Bobby Schmautz), 14:06 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 29 (Joe Zanussi, Bobby Schmautz), 17:36 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Hank Nowak 6 (Jean Ratelle), 3:50 |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 27 (Jean Ratelle, Johnny Bucyk), 4:52 - PP |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 31 (Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge), 7:21 | |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 19 (Rod Gilbert, Pat Hickey), 10:08 - PP | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 22 (Johnny Bucyk, Jean Ratelle), 15:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 6:07 |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 6:38 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Interference] 6:38 | |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Holding] 8:40 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 0:26 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 3:53 | |
| Joe Zanussi, BOS [Holding] 8:31 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, BOS [Interference] 9:18 | |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Interference] 11:42 | |
| Andre Savard, BOS [Slashing] 17:32 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 6 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hank Nowak | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 6-11-23
BOS: 17- 5- 7-29
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 19-25-5)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 7-1-3)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,003
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