NHL game summary from October 27, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (3-3-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (1-3-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Bob Nystrom), 4:54 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 2 (Garry Howatt, Dave Lewis), 11:37 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Tom Williams 1 (Mike Murphy, Ron Harris), 6:31 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 2 (Billy Harris), 18:46 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 1 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 12:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Spencer, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:22 |
| Ron Harris, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:22 | |
| Gene Carr, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:48 | |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Hooking] 13:38 | |
| 2: | Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Fighting] 9:53 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 9:53 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 12:48 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Fighting] 12:48 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Roughing] 12:48 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 12:48 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 16:12 | |
| Ed Giacomin, NYR [Slashing] 18:08 | |
| 3: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 4:25 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
NYI: 20 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15- 8- 9-32
NYI: 12- 8- 7-27
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 2-2-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 1-2-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,865
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