NHL game summary from January 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (27-14-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (17-25-6) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bill Collins 3 (Phil Esposito, Nick Beverley), 1:17 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 16, 9:07 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 17 (Phil Esposito, Steve Vickers), 10:16 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 27 (Rene Robert, Bill Hajt), 14:03 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 19 (Rod Gilbert), 16:45 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 17 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 14:37 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 9:19 |
| Peter McNab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 12:20 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:13 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Hooking] 16:37 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 5:45 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:38 | |
| Brian Spencer, BUF [Hooking] 19:24 | |
| 3: | Bill Collins, NYR [Tripping] 2:33 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McIntosh | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 39 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 13-13-13-39
NYR: 10- 9- 7-26
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (T, 19-11-7)
NYR: Dunc Wilson (T, 3-8-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,500
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