NHL game summary from October 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-1-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (2-3-1) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 2 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 2:06 |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Maloney 3 (Walt McKechnie, Dennis Polonich), 1:14 |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 3, 7:22 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 3 (Dan Maloney), 19:27 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Maloney 4 (Walt McKechnie), 1:37 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 2:47 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 5:29 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 5:53 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Roughing] 17:02 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Roughing double minor] 17:02 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:10 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:10 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 7:38 | |
| 3: | Bryan Watson, DET [Slashing] 0:40 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Holding] 3:32 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 13:25 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 15:33 |
Penalty time: NYI: 16 minutes
DET: 14 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 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 6- 6-18
DET: 5- 9- 7-21
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 4-1-0)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 11,876
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