NHL game summary from February 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (35-16-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (16-33-13) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 22 (Bert Marshall), 18:43 |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 23 (Billy Harris, Denis Potvin), 19:22 |
| 3: | WAS, | Hartland Monahan 20 (Guy Charron, Yvon Labre), 2:03 |
| WAS, | Jack Lynch 4 (Ron Lalonde), 11:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 3:10 | |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 7:06 | ||
| Bob Paradise, WAS [Hooking] 11:11 | ||
| Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing] 12:05 | ||
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 1:30 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 1:30 | ||
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 3:21 | ||
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 4:41 | ||
| Pat Price, NYI [Roughing] 4:41 | ||
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 9:31 | ||
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Tripping] 15:12 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting] 18:48 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 18:48 | ||
| Bob Paradise, WAS [Game misconduct] 18:48 | ||
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 22 minutes
WAS: 28 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 9- 7-25
WAS: 10- 9- 7-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 14-8-5)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (T, 5-10-8)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 18,130
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