NHL game summary from December 16, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-16-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (17-7-4) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 12 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 5:43 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 9 (Bobby Clarke, Gary Dornhoefer), 13:46 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Don Saleski 9 (Terry Crisp, Dave Schultz), 11:39 |
| PHI, | Bill Clement 2 (Gary Dornhoefer, Ed Van Impe), 16:48 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 2:45 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 5:10 | |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Interference] 11:33 | |
| 2: | Brian Spencer, NYI [Tripping] 4:37 |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 6:04 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Misconduct] 6:04 | |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Holding] 7:02 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 7:51 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:51 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hooking] 12:54 | |
| 3: | Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 0:42 |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Cross checking] 2:57 | |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Holding] 10:59 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Charging, Fighting] 15:42 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 15:42 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Slashing, Misconduct] 16:50 |
Penalty time: NYI: 20 minutes
PHI: 46 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 6-14-25
PHI: 13-13- 4-30
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-5-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 17-6-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Charles Banfield, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,007
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