NHL game summary from March 16, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (37-18-12) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (15-37-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jim Neilson 4 (Bruce MacGregor), 6:58 |
| NYR, | Gilles Marotte 3 (Pete Stemkowski), 9:43 | |
| NYI, | Bob Cook 2 (Craig Cameron, Jean Potvin), 15:56 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 23 (Steve Vickers, Bill Fairbairn), 1:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Giacomin, NYR [Tripping] 3:28 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hooking] 5:50 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Elbowing] 11:39 |
| 3: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 10:32 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 16:08 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
NYI: 4 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Rombough | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-12-11-36
NYI: 16-13-11-40
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 27-12-8)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 7-16-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,865
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