NHL game summary from December 17, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (17-9-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (13-16-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 13 (Jude Drouin), 13:22 |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 13 (J.P. Parise), 19:46 |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 14 (Jude Drouin), 11:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 8:59 |
| 2: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Holding] 4:56 |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 17:49 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 19:03 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10- 7- 7-24
NYR: 6- 7-13-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 6-4-5)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 11-10-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,500
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