NHL game summary from December 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (22-8-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (14-14-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: NYI, Bob Nystrom 16, 5:46
NYR, Bill Goldsworthy 7 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 9:09
3: NYI, Garry Howatt 6 (Pat Price), 7:58
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 0:50
Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:32
J.P. Parise, NYI [Holding] 6:53
Jean Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 14:29
Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 16:42
Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 17:18
2: Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 19:26
3: none
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-11-13-33
NYR: 14-15-14-43
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-3-2)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 6-9-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John Brown, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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