Scoring Summary

1st Period

Phil Esposito (27) (pp)

Steve Vickers (46), Rod Gilbert (40)

1-0 NYR

Score

04:17

Time

Rick Blight (23) (pp)

Dennis Kearns (37), Mike Walton (1)

1-1 Tied

Score

11:25

Time

2nd Period

Pete Stemkowski (12)

Carol Vadnais (29), Dave Maloney (3)

2-1 NYR

Score

08:57

Time

Greg Polis (8)

Rod Gilbert (41), Phil Esposito (43)

3-1 NYR

Score

12:39

Time

Mike Walton (1)

Harold Snepsts (13), Rick Blight (19)

3-2 NYR

Score

14:51

Time

3rd Period

Rick Blight (24)

Mike Walton (2), Bob Dailey (19)

3-3 Tied

Score

19:35

Time

Penalties

1st Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	03:28	Tracy Pratt – hooking (2 min)
	11:00	Nick Beverley – tripping (2 min)
	11:10	Walt Tkaczuk – slashing (2 min)
	13:10	Mike Robitaille – hooking (2 min)
	19:24	John Gould – hooking (2 min)
	19:40	Rod Gilbert – high-sticking (2 min)

2nd Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	02:56	Tracy Pratt – tripping (2 min)
	07:25	Bob Dailey – interference (2 min)
	08:03	Rod Gilbert – high-sticking (2 min)
	08:03	Rod Gilbert – slashing (2 min)
	08:03	Ken Lockett – high-sticking (2 min)
	08:03	Ken Lockett – slashing (2 min)
	08:16	Ron Greschner – slashing (2 min)

3rd Period

Team	Time	Penalty
	04:23	Ron Greschner – closing-hand-on-puck (2 min)
	08:36	Nick Beverley – hooking (2 min)
	08:36	Mike Walton – illegal-stick (2 min)

Season Series: 3-1-1

VAN 1

NYR 8

FINALBoxscoreOCT 19

VAN 2

NYR 4

FINALBoxscoreNOV 4

VAN 5

NYR 1

FINALBoxscoreJAN 14

VAN 3

NYR 3

FINALBoxscoreMAR 3

VAN 3

NYR 7

FINALBoxscoreMAR 13

As of March 3, 1976

All-Time vs VAN

Overall: 22-8-2-0
At NYR: 13-3-1-0

Last 10 vs VAN

Overall: 5-4-1-0
At NYR: 6-3-1-0