NHL game summary from November 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (4-8-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (11-2-2) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 1 (Billy Harris, Clark Gillies), 2:10 - PP |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 5 (Ed Westfall, J.P. Parise), 6:41 | |
| DET, | Walt McKechnie 3 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Rick Lapointe), 11:28 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 5 (Ed Westfall, Pat Price), 4:46 |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 3 (Jude Drouin, Pat Price), 12:48 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 3 (Bob Nystrom, Garry Howatt), 19:57 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 6 (Dave Lewis), 1:39 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 4 (Bob Nystrom, Gerry Hart), 5:13 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 8 (Clark Gillies), 8:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 1:09 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 8:39 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Slashing] 11:21 | |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Holding] 18:20 | |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 6:30 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 10:27 | |
| 3: | Walt McKechnie, DET [Hooking] 16:53 |
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian McCutcheon | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 8- 6-24
NYI: 13-12-22-47
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 4-4-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 6-1-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,865
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