NHL game summary from October 20, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-1-1) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (1-4-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 2 (Garry Howatt, Bob Nystrom), 5:30 |
| NYI, | Ernie Hicke 1 (Bert Marshall), 6:55 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 3, 3:37 |
| NYI, | Ralph Stewart 4 (Dave Fortier, Billy MacMillan), 7:52 | |
| NYI, | Dave Fortier 2 (Lorne Henning), 11:09 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 7:07 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 12:25 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 12:37 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Tripping] 11:44 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 16:38 | |
| 3: | Joe Lundrigan, WAS [Holding] 7:38 |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Holding] 13:52 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Joe Lundrigan | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Kryskow | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tommy Williams | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Laframboise | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Peloffy | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Cowick | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14- 8- 5-27
WAS: 6-12- 6-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 2-1-1)
WAS: Ron Low (L, 1-2-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Randy Shantz, John D'Amico
Attendance: 7,514
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