NHL game summary from March 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-49-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (25-37-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 12 (Phil Esposito, Rick Middleton), 4:17 |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 34 (Steve Vickers, Wayne Dillon), 15:54 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Jensen 4 (Bill Hogaboam, Fred Barrett), 11:57 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 5 (Pete Stemkowski), 15:11 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 0:39 |
| Mike Antonovich, MIN [Holding] 4:54 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Cross checking, Hi-sticking] 7:29 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:29 | |
| John Bednarski, NYR [Slashing] 7:29 | |
| Pierre Jarry, MIN [Delay of game] 11:48 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Interference] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Chris Ahrens, MIN [Slashing] 4:30 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Interference] 7:17 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 14:17 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Mike Antonovich, MIN [Hooking] 2:48 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 4:52 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing] 8:43 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hi-sticking] 8:43 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:43 |
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Antonovich | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Ahrens | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13-10- 7-30
NYR: 10- 5-14-29
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 6-20-1)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 19-24-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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