NHL game summary from April 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (47-23-17) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-25-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 4 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 5:37 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 5 (Don Luce, Jerry Korab), 6:57 | |
| NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Garry Howatt), 7:40 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 4 (Jude Drouin, Denis Potvin), 14:10 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 1, 10:15 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (J.P. Parise, Jude Drouin), 15:32 | |
| NYI, | Bert Marshall 1 (Andre St. Laurent, Ed Westfall), 19:41 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, BUF [Charging] 12:20 |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 12:44 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:20 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 18:20 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 0:56 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 0:56 | |
| Paul McIntosh, BUF [Elbowing, Fighting] 4:06 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 4:06 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:33 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 8:03 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Holding, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 4:12 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 7:31 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 16:08 |
Penalty time: NYI: 44 minutes
BUF: 36 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McIntosh | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13- 9- 8-30
BUF: 6- 9- 9-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-1-0)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 4-4-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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