NHL game summary from January 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (28-10-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (28-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: NYI, Ed Westfall 9 (Denis Potvin), 11:38
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 17 (Jean Ratelle, Earl Anderson), 13:56 - PP
NYI, Bob Nystrom 23 (J.P. Parise, Bob Bourne), 14:48
2: NYI, Ed Westfall 10 (Denis Potvin, Pat Price), 18:21
3: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 18 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 7:11
NYI, Denis Potvin 13 (Bob Bourne, Pat Price), 11:09
BOS, Gary Doak 2 (Matti Hagman, Rick Middleton), 13:02
Penalties:
1: Bert Marshall, NYI [Interference] 12:44
Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 15:25
2: Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 3:43
Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 8:03
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 12:44
3: Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 2:09
Gary Doak, BOS [Hooking] 7:50
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4-12- 8-24
BOS: 8- 4- 7-19
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-5-3)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 10-9-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,489
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