NHL game summary from October 19, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (1-5-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (5-0-1) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
1: VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 2 (Ralph Stewart, Harold Snepsts), 5:19
NYI, Bob Nystrom 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Dave Lewis), 8:26
NYI, Bob Nystrom 5, 8:41
2: NYI, J.P. Parise 2 (Bert Marshall), 12:06
NYI, Lorne Henning 2 (Ed Westfall), 18:35 - SH
NYI, Ed Westfall 3 (Bert Marshall), 19:19
3: NYI, J.P. Parise 3 (Ed Westfall, Gerry Hart), 16:02
Penalties:
1: none
2: Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Tripping] 17:07
Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 18:53
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 18:53
3: Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 2:11
Penalty time: VAN: 2 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-10-10-31
NYI: 10-11-11-32
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 1-2-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 4-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,257
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