All NHL game summaries from January 21, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (18-21-5) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Kansas City Scouts (11-31-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Jerry Butler 7 (Bob MacMillan, Bruce Affleck), 7:01 |
| STL, | Claude Larose 5 (Red Berenson, Derek Sanderson), 9:12 - PP | |
| KC , | Dave Hudson 6 (Gary Croteau), 14:23 | |
| 2: | STL, | Bob MacMillan 14 (Jerry Butler), :54 |
| KC , | Guy Charron 18 (Gary Bergman, Craig Patrick), 17:31 | |
| STL, | Derek Sanderson 14 (Chuck Lefley), 19:13 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 1:02 |
| Robin Burns, KC [Holding] 7:47 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Interference] 9:56 | |
| Craig Patrick, KC [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:02 | |
| Bill McKenzie, KC [Holding] 12:28 | |
| Claude Larose, STL [Slashing] 12:28 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Hooking] 16:22 | |
| 2: | Wilf Paiement, KC [Hooking] 4:53 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, KC [Hi-sticking] 5:12 | |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Hi-sticking] 5:12 | |
| Ted Irvine, STL [Slashing] 9:29 | |
| Bill McKenzie, KC [Slashing] 9:29 | |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Hi-sticking] 9:59 | |
| Wilf Paiement, KC [Hooking] 10:26 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Wilf Paiement, KC [Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Interference] 18:42 | |
| 3: | Bob MacMillan, STL [Tripping] 8:17 |
Penalty time: STL: 23 minutes
KC : 19 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| KC Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McElmury | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Patterson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 13 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Rota | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill McKenzie | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10-15- 7-32
KC : 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 1-1-0)
KC : Bill McKenzie (L, 1-10-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,143
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (16-20-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (15-27-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 9 (Bill Goldsworthy, Bryan Hextall), :23 |
| 2: | MIN, | Bryan Hextall 7 (Dennis Hextall, Doug Hicks), 5:56 - PP |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 23 (Bobby Lalonde, Tracy Pratt), 8:01 | |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 16 (Blake Dunlop), 15:14 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 18 (Dennis Hextall, Bryan Hextall), 5:06 - PP |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 17 (Blake Dunlop, Lou Nanne), 7:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Jarry, MIN [Interference] 12:16 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:18 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Interference, Slashing, Fighting] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hooking] 1:59 |
| Tracy Pratt, VAN [Interference] 5:37 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 10:19 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 15:14 | |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Hi-sticking] 16:23 | |
| 3: | Rick Blight, VAN [Hooking] 3:45 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Interference] 7:55 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 18:42 |
Penalty time: VAN: 53 minutes
MIN: 27 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11- 9-12-32
MIN: 10-13- 5-28
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 12-16-3)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 10-14-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,275
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (18-11-16) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (17-23-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 11 (Stan Mikita), 5:01 - SH |
| 2: | CHI, | Darcy Rota 12 (Dale Tallon), 3:41 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 19 (Phil Esposito, Larry Sacharuk), 14:23 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Pit Martin 19 (Grant Mulvey, Dennis Hull), :44 |
| NYR, | Wayne Dillon 10 (Steve Vickers, Nick Beverley), 15:10 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 17 (Wayne Dillon), 19:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, CHI [Closing hand on puck] 4:24 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 6:21 | ||
| Gilles Marotte, NYR [Cross checking] 8:03 | ||
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Holding] 11:58 | ||
| Alain Daigle, CHI [Slashing] 16:24 | ||
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 6:17 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 13:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villemure | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 5- 7-14-26
NYR: 8-10- 6-24
Goalies: CHI: Gilles Villemure (T, 2-0-5)
NYR: Dunc Wilson (T, 3-6-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (23-12-8) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (3-39-5) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Tony White 16 (Blair Stewart), 4:34 |
| WAS, | Harvey Bennett 9 (Mike Marson), 6:50 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 17 (Bryan Trottier), 7:43 - PP | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 18 (J.P. Parise), 13:50 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 15 (Jean Potvin, Denis Potvin), 3:57 - PP |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 13 (Ralph Stewart, Dave Lewis), 11:21 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 21 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 14:12 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Charging] 1:32 |
| Tony White, WAS [Tripping] 7:11 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Fighting] 7:52 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Fighting] 7:52 | |
| Ralph Stewart, NYI [Tripping] 19:15 | |
| 2: | Peter Scamurra, WAS [Elbowing] 8:09 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 8:09 | |
| 3: | Jack Lynch, WAS [Tripping, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 1:47 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 8:07 |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 3- 9-15-27
WAS: 14- 3- 4-21
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-6-5)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 1-11-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Randy Shantz
Attendance: 6,565
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