NHL game summary from April 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (47-21-12) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (29-37-14) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: NYR, Pete Stemkowski 2 (Pat Hickey, Greg Polis), 4:21
NYI, Bryan Trottier 28 (Denis Potvin, Jean Potvin), 15:43
NYI, Clark Gillies 33 (Billy Harris), 16:58 - PP
2: NYI, Bob Bourne 16 (Billy MacMillan, Andre St. Laurent), 5:38
NYI, Bryan Trottier 29 (Clark Gillies, Billy Harris), 6:23
NYI, Bryan Trottier 30 (Billy Harris, Dave Lewis), 16:42
3: NYR, Ken Hodge 21 (Walt Tkaczuk), 6:54
Penalties:
1: Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 2:40
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 2:40
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 13:55
Don Murdoch, NYR [Game misconduct] 13:55
Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 13:55
Billy Smith, NYI [Leaving the crease] 13:55
John Davidson, NYR [Leaving the crease] 13:55
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 13:55
Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 18:44
2: none
3: Dave Lewis, NYI [Tripping] 0:13
Penalty time: NYI: 28 minutes
NYR: 46 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 32 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -8 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-11-10-32
NYR: 14-14-13-41
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 21-8-6)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-14-6), Gilles Gratton
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,500
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