New York Islanders
at
New York Rangers
Feb 1, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 36 | |
| 6 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:18 | NYI | Billy Harris (13) SH | Denis Potvin (38) | 1 - 0 |
| 15:27 | NYI | Wayne Merrick (4) | Unassisted | 2 - 0 |
| 18:04 | NYR | Ron Duguay (10) | Dave Farrish (1), Jerry Byers (1) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:00 | NYI | Garry Howatt (2) | Billy Harris (25), Wayne Merrick (8) | 3 - 1 |
| 08:04 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (20) | Pat Hickey (16), Steve Vickers (29) | 3 - 2 |
| 09:05 | NYI | Bob Bourne (18) | Mike Kaszycki (16) | 4 - 2 |
| 17:26 | NYR | Steve Vickers (12) PP | Phil Esposito (32), Lucien DeBlois (6) | 4 - 3 |
| 19:18 | NYI | Stefan Persson (5) PP | Mike Bossy (25), Denis Potvin (39) | 5 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:14 | NYR | Dave Farrish (1) | Unassisted | 5 - 4 |
| 10:19 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom (16) | Denis Potvin (40), Bob Bourne (19) | 6 - 4 |
| 13:10 | NYI | Wayne Merrick (5) PP | Billy Harris (26), Stefan Persson (26) | 7 - 4 |
| 16:44 | NYR | Pat Hickey (26) PP | Carol Vadnais (29) | 7 - 5 |
| 17:16 | NYR | Carol Vadnais (4) | Ron Duguay (12) | 7 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:48 | NYI | Gerry Hart | Holding | 2 |
| 12:17 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:10 | NYI | Pat Price | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:16 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:16 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Fighting | 5 |
| 16:16 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:50 | NYR | Dan Newman | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:12 | NYI | Mike Kaszycki | Slashing | 2 |
| 12:01 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:57 | NYI | Gerry Hart | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:02 | NYI | Stefan Persson | Fighting | 5 |
| 16:02 | NYI | Glenn Resch | Goalie leave crease | 2 |
| 16:02 | NYI | Glenn Resch | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 16:02 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Fighting | 5 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 90 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | 56:02 | |
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 03:58 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 36 | 29 | 7 | 59:36 |