NHL game summary from October 22, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (2-2-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (2-2-2) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | Dave Lewis 1 (Billy Harris, Lorne Henning), 12:00 - SH |
| NYI, | Michel Bergeron 2 (Bryan Trottier, J.P. Parise), 12:36 | |
| NYI, | Michel Bergeron 3 (Denis Potvin), 13:26 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 2 (Bryan Trottier, Billy Harris), 17:58 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 4:44 |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 2 (Pat Hickey), 14:34 - SH | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 2, 11:57 - SH |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 2 (Greg Polis, Ken Hodge), 16:51 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 2 (Jean Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 19:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 10:05 |
| 2: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 2:07 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Hooking] 10:46 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 13:44 | |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 15:13 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding] 4:13 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 9:17 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 10:12 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 16:06 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing] 19:50 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -31 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -31 | 32 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-13-11-32
NYI: 14-11-19-44
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 2-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-1-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,317
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