NHL game summary from February 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (22-30-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (29-16-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: NYR, Pat Hickey 8 (Rick Middleton), 2:25
NYR, Rick Middleton 20, 15:51
3: NYI, Billy Harris 22 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 9:43 - PP
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 11 (Bill Fairbairn), 19:57 - EN
Penalties:
1: Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 8:45
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Interference, Fighting] 8:45
Bert Marshall, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:18
Nick Beverley, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:18
2: none
3: Dave Lewis, NYI [Elbowing] 2:08
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 9:17
Penalty time: NYR: 11 minutes
NYI: 9 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-10-12-28
NYI: 16-10- 7-33
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 16-17-2)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 14-8-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,865
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