NHL game summary from March 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (39-17-9) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-40-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 13 (Bert Marshall, Gerry Hart), 3:06 - SH |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 14 (Ed Westfall, Bert Marshall), 12:03 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 14 (Jean Hamel, Jim Rutherford), 1:15 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 17 (Dave Lewis, Bryan Trottier), 3:30 | |
| DET, | Mike Bloom 6 (Terry Murray, Dennis Polonich), 8:57 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 18 (Bryan Trottier, Jean Potvin), 17:45 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Charging] 1:16 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Tripping] 5:20 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 14:23 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 0:45 |
| Steve Coates, DET [Fighting] 0:45 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing] 0:45 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 0:45 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 2:21 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 6:43 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 10:20 | |
| Rick Wilson, DET [Holding] 17:30 | |
| 3: | Dwight Schofield, DET [Elbowing] 4:39 |
| Fred Williams, DET [Hi-sticking] 12:29 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:29 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 14:45 | |
| Jim Nahrgang, DET [Slashing] 17:32 |
Penalty time: NYI: 19 minutes
DET: 19 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Coates | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -5 | 11 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -5 | 11 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-17- 5-28
DET: 3- 4- 4-11
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 22-9-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-21-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 8,114
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