NHL game summary from January 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (22-9-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (24-9-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Brian Spencer 5 (Gary McAdam), 6:47 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 7 (J.P. Parise), 9:17 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Andre Savard, Jim Lorentz), 14:18 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 10 (Ed Westfall, Gerry Hart), 15:28 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 8 (Bob Nystrom, Billy Harris), 2:05 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 25 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 11:04 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, BUF [Illegal substitution] 2:10 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Holding] 10:03 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 15:54 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Boarding] 4:54 |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Hooking] 7:06 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Slashing] 10:08 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 5:35 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 3- 6- 7-16
BUF: 10- 9- 8-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 13-5-3)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (T, 24-6-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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