NHL game summary from October 7, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (1-0-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (J.P. Parise, Jude Drouin), 5:51 - PP |
| 3: | NYI, | Billy MacMillan 1 (Lorne Henning), 8:23 - SH |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 1 (Clark Gillies, Bob Bourne), 19:02 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI 5:51 |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI 5:51 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI 9:12 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [major] 9:54 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, PHI 5:36 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI 7:14 | |
| 3: | Gerry Hart, NYI 6:52 |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
PHI: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-12- 8-28
PHI: 10- 8- 7-25
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-0-0)
PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,077
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