NHL game summary from April 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (53-21-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-28-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Islanders win, 4 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 3, 2:49 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 3 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 10:29 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Don Luce 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Jocelyn Guevremont), 6:16 - PP |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 1 (Lorne Henning), 9:54 - SH | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 2 (Ed Westfall, Dave Lewis), 18:51 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 5 (Gilbert Perreault), 4:57 |
| NYI, | Billy MacMillan 2 (Andre St. Laurent), 7:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Billy MacMillan, NYI [Slashing] 6:43 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Cross checking] 10:11 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 12:41 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:41 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 14:35 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 0:17 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:17 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 3:16 | |
| Gerry Desjardins, BUF [Hooking] 4:02 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Slashing] 4:02 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Slashing] 4:58 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing, Fighting] 8:39 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Fighting] 8:39 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Fighting] 8:39 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Fighting] 8:39 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 10:16 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 10:16 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 12:10 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Slashing] 12:10 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 14:23 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 16:53 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 16:53 | |
| 3: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Cross checking] 1:45 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 8:57 |
Penalty time: NYI: 33 minutes
BUF: 37 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 3 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 3 | 21 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Alec Tidey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 7- 8-21
BUF: 5-14-10-29
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 6-0-0)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
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