NHL game summary from October 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (0-1-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (1-1-0) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: NYI, Jude Drouin 1 (J.P. Parise, Denis Potvin), 8:08
NYI, Lorne Henning 1 (Ed Westfall, Garry Howatt), 10:12
2: NYI, Mike Bossy 2 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 15:03
3: BOS, Dwight Foster 2 (Al Sims, Don Marcotte), 19:30
Penalties:
1: Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 2:20
2: Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 2:46
3: Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 12:03
Matti Hagman, BOS [Hooking] 14:05
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13-12-12-37
NYI: 9-11-14-34
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (L, 0-1-0), Gerry Cheevers
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,317
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