NHL game summary from January 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-8) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (21-12-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Errol Thompson 17 (Stan Weir, Lanny McDonald), 8:59 - PP |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 18 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 13:54 - PP | |
| TOR, | Greg Hubick 6 (Darryl Sittler, Errol Thompson), 17:31 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 16 (J.P. Parise, Ed Westfall), 3:47 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 18 (Bryan Trottier, Jean Potvin), 6:55 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Errol Thompson 18 (Stan Weir, Borje Salming), 8:31 |
| TOR, | Jack Valiquette 2 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Brian Glennie), 15:20 | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 7 (Jack Valiquette), 15:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 2:22 |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 3:41 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Tripping] 4:15 | |
| Inge Hammarstrom, TOR [Hooking] 6:02 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 8:22 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Interference] 13:09 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 14:19 | |
| 2: | Dave Dunn, TOR [Slashing major] 4:52 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 13:56 | |
| 3: | Greg Hubick, TOR [Roughing] 8:26 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 8:26 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Fighting] 11:58 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Fighting] 11:58 |
Penalty time: TOR: 18 minutes
NYI: 17 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dunn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 9- 6-23
NYI: 12- 4-12-28
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (W, 2-1-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 8-6-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,865
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