NHL game summary from March 3, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (15-31-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (27-27-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 16 (Ed Westfall, Germain Gagnon), 11:19 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 17 (Ed Westfall), 16:19 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 39 (Rene Robert, Paul Terbenche), 16:40 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 17 (Rick Dudley, Don Luce), 4:14 |
| 3: | NYI, | Billy Harris 18 (Ed Westfall, Germain Gagnon), 6:03 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 40 (Larry Carriere), 9:06 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 14 (Rick Martin, Rene Robert), 11:08 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 2:02 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 2:37 | |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Elbowing] 7:57 | |
| 2: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking major] 9:46 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 17:06 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Boarding] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 5:13 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 8:36 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 10:04 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 4- 8-21
BUF: 14-12-10-36
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 7-17-10)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 20-16-7)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,858
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