NHL game summary from March 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (25-27-12) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (23-34-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 27 (Steve Vickers, Rod Gilbert), 4:17 - PP |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 23 (Mike Walton, Dennis Kearns), 11:25 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 12 (Carol Vadnais, Dave Maloney), 8:57 |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 8 (Rod Gilbert, Phil Esposito), 12:39 | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 1 (Harold Snepsts, Rick Blight), 14:51 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Rick Blight 24 (Mike Walton, Bob Dailey), 19:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Hooking] 3:28 |
| Nick Beverley, NYR [Tripping] 11:00 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 11:10 | |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Hooking] 13:10 | |
| John Gould, VAN [Hooking] 19:24 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:40 | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, VAN [Tripping] 2:56 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Interference] 7:25 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 8:03 | |
| Ken Lockett, VAN [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 8:03 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:16 | |
| 3: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Closing hand on puck] 4:23 |
| Nick Beverley, NYR [Hooking] 8:36 | |
| Mike Walton, VAN [Illegal stick] 8:36 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Lockett | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 3 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 3 | 34 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -2 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -2 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13-10-11-34
NYR: 13-13-11-37
Goalies: VAN: Ken Lockett (T, 7-8-7)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 17-21-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,500
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