NHL game summary from April 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (48-23-8) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (46-21-12) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 24 (Brad Park, Gerry Cheevers), :28 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 25 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 3:03 | |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 24 (Denis Potvin), 7:08 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 24 (Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies), 19:19 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 32 (Bryan Trottier, Pat Price), :35 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 26 (Jean Ratelle), :48 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 33 (Rick Middleton, Matti Hagman), 11:22 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 6 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 10:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 0:49 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Charging] 6:28 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:28 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 13:54 | |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Interference] 13:54 | |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS [Hooking] 14:35 | |
| Brad Park, BOS [Holding] 18:15 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Delay of game] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 2:56 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Slashing] 2:56 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Interference] 9:06 | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 5:59 |
Penalty time: BOS: 18 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 6-10- 8-24
NYI: 11-11- 5-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 29-10-5)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 26-13-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 15,317
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