NHL game summary from October 28, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (1-4-4) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (6-3-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 3 (Bert Marshall, Dave Lewis), 3:01 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 3 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 10:15 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 2 (Rick Martin, Jim Lorentz), 10:29 - PP | |
| NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Billy Harris), 11:30 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 4 (Rene Robert, Gerry Meehan), 4:28 - PP |
| 3: | BUF, | John Gould 4 (Jim Lorentz, Don Luce), 7:17 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 3 (Tracy Pratt), 19:18 - SH-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:46 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:46 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 8:46 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Cross checking] 9:56 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Roughing] 18:57 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 18:57 | |
| 2: | Brian Spencer, NYI [Holding] 4:01 |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Hooking] 8:19 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 12:22 | |
| 3: | Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 3:55 |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Tripping] 18:22 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Roughing] 19:55 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 19:55 |
Penalty time: NYI: 21 minutes
BUF: 15 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 16 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 4- 5-16
BUF: 11-13-10-34
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-3-3)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 6-1-0)
Referee: Peter Moffatt
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,848
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