NHL game summary from February 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-23-13) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (31-14-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: NYI, Clark Gillies 18 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 2:21
NYR, Mike McEwen 9 (Rod Gilbert), 3:21
NYI, J.P. Parise 16 (Jude Drouin, Denis Potvin), 15:41
2: NYI, Jean Potvin 5 (Bert Marshall, Lorne Henning), :21
NYR, Bill Goldsworthy 10 (Pat Hickey, Nick Fotiu), 1:01
NYI, Bryan Trottier 19 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 6:27 - PP
NYR, Steve Vickers 15 (Carol Vadnais, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:11
3: NYI, Denis Potvin 15 (Jude Drouin, Bob Nystrom), 9:17
NYI, Richie Hansen 1 (Garry Howatt), 11:05
Penalties:
1: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 2:37
Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 2:37
Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 6:43
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hooking] 7:17
2: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 6:17
Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 12:48
3: Dave Lewis, NYI [Cross checking] 17:20
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Hansen | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12-16- 5-33
NYI: 8-11-12-31
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 9-16-6)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 17-7-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,317
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