NHL game summary from January 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (29-11-7) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-28-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 8 (Ed Westfall, Bryan Trottier), 1:28 |
| NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 6 (Billy Harris, Jude Drouin), 2:18 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 16 (Jim McElmury, Denis Dupere), 7:21 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bert Marshall 4 (Bryan Trottier, J.P. Parise), 11:06 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 11 (Garry Howatt, Bryan Trottier), 18:22 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 16 (Garry Howatt, Ed Westfall), 3:47 |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 4, 9:54 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 14 (Jean Potvin, Lorne Henning), 16:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Price, NYI [Tripping] 7:14 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Elbowing] 8:24 | ||
| Simon Nolet, COL [Cross checking] 11:02 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 11:02 | ||
| 2: | Jim McElmury, COL [Tripping] 6:07 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 13:21 | ||
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Tripping] 19:15 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 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) | 35 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 29 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8- 8-13-29
COL: 14-11- 7-32
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-5-3)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 7-19-6)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,561
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