NHL game summary from April 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (52-21-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-27-8) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 2 (Jerry Korab, Gilbert Perreault), 2:18 - PP |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 6:29 - PP | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 2 (Bryan Trottier), 17:39 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 3 (Jean Potvin), 10:55 |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 4 (Denis Potvin), 13:40 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 4 (Dave Lewis), :09 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 2 (Craig Ramsay, Jerry Korab), 10:10 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 2:12 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Delay of game] 5:47 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 14:54 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Slashing] 15:11 | |
| 2: | Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hi-sticking] 11:48 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Cross checking] 12:55 | |
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Elbowing] 0:57 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 6:49 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 7:47 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 9:38 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 14:35 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 14:35 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 15:50 |
Penalty time: NYI: 18 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alec Tidey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-10- 4-23
BUF: 22-10-16-48
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 5-0-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
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