All NHL game summaries from February 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (38-10-11) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (21-32-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Bob Girard 11 (Gary Sabourin, Wayne Merrick), :35 |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 10 (Mel Bridgman, Jimmy Watson), 6:14 | |
| PHI, | Dave Schultz 8 (Larry Goodenough, Bill Barber), 7:38 | |
| CAL, | Al MacAdam 23 (Dennis Maruk), 9:10 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 37 (Bobby Clarke), 9:20 | |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 19 (Mel Bridgman), 18:03 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Dave Gardner 13 (Bob Girard, Wayne Merrick), 3:48 - PP |
| PHI, | Larry Goodenough 5 (Dave Schultz), 9:56 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Al MacAdam 24 (Bob Murdoch, Dennis Maruk), 2:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Hooking] 2:44 |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hooking] 11:32 | |
| 2: | Bill Barber, PHI [Tripping] 3:45 |
| Mike Christie, CAL [Roughing] 15:25 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing] 15:25 | |
| 3: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 0:40 |
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
CAL: 2 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 17-10-11-38
CAL: 11-16- 9-36
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 35-9-11)
CAL: Gary Simmons (L, 10-14-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 12,021
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (27-27-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Kansas City Scouts (12-39-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ken Houston 3 (Eric Vail, Tom Lysiak), 6:07 - PP |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 25 (Randy Manery), 10:23 | |
| 3: | KC , | Gary Bergman 5 (Denis Dupere, Randy Rota), 2:18 |
| ATL, | Dave Kryskow 13 (Pat Quinn, Bill Clement), 12:31 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Carriere, ATL [Tripping] 5:26 |
| Barry Gibbs, ATL [Slashing] 11:01 | |
| Steve Durbano, KC [Interference] 15:32 | |
| Wilf Paiement, KC [Hooking] 19:04 | |
| Steve Durbano, KC [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| Dave Kryskow, ATL [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Gary Bergman, KC [Tripping] 5:46 |
| Gary Bergman, KC [Holding] 12:09 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Elbowing] 16:54 | |
| 3: | Curt Bennett, ATL [Tripping] 7:11 |
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
KC : 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| KC Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McElmury | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Patterson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robin Burns | 13 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Rota | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill McKenzie | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7-18-13-38
KC : 10- 5-19-34
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 13-14-2)
KC : Bill McKenzie (L, 1-13-1)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Swede Knox
Attendance: 6,842
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-31-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (42-9-9) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Murray Wilson 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 2:10 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 11 (Don Awrey), 15:26 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 16 (Yvon Lambert, Pete Mahovlich), 17:30 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 30 (Steve Vickers, Ron Greschner), :13 |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 13 (Bill Fairbairn, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:58 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 26 (Rick Middleton, Pat Hickey), 11:41 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 17 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe), :50 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 12 (Guy Lafleur, Pete Mahovlich), 18:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 17:16 |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Boarding] 3:46 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 11:53 | |
| 3: | Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 8:28 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 16:12 |
Penalty time: NYR: 2 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-11-12-29
MTL: 8-11- 7-26
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-18-2)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-1-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,807
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-39-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (24-24-11) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | VAN, | John Gould 22 (Dennis Kearns), 10:33 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 14 (Chris Oddleifson), 12:41 | |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 11 (Bobby Lalonde), 17:01 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | John Gould 23 (Don Lever, Glen Richardson), 7:24 |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 12 (Tracy Pratt, Andre Boudrias), 8:33 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Don Lever 17 (Bob Dailey, Gerry O'Flaherty), 6:25 |
| VAN, | John Grisdale 2 (Dennis Kearns, Andre Boudrias), 14:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Talafous, MIN [Elbowing] 16:10 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Glen Richardson, VAN [Elbowing] 9:24 | |
| Dwight Bialowas, MIN [Holding] 12:33 | ||
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 14:03 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Elbowing major, Fighting] 17:56 | ||
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 17:56 | ||
| Glen Sather, MIN [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 17:56 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 30 minutes
VAN: 7 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Richardson | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 25 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 25 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 6- 5-16
VAN: 15-14-21-50
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 11-22-3)
VAN: Gary Smith (W, 16-18-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,612
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