NHL game summary from December 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (22-8-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-17-5) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Bob Gassoff 3 (Red Berenson), 7:14 |
| STL, | Claude Larose 12 (Derek Sanderson, Larry Patey), 13:08 | |
| 2: | STL, | Larry Patey 14 (Rod Seiling, Claude Larose), 8:06 |
| STL, | Larry Patey 15, 12:44 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 17 (Bert Marshall, Pat Price), 15:21 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 18 (Lorne Henning), 1:12 |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 7 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 17:57 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 10 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 18:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 4:09 |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Delay of game] 7:14 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:48 |
| Bob Gassoff, STL [Fighting] 6:48 | |
| 3: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Elbowing] 1:16 |
Penalty time: NYI: 9 minutes
STL: 7 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 3- 9-14-26
STL: 10-12- 6-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 9-3-3)
STL: Eddie Johnston (T, 8-6-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,103
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