NHL game summary from October 29, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (4-2-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (4-2-3) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1: NYI, J.P. Parise 4 (Jean Potvin, Jude Drouin), 2:50
NYI, Clark Gillies 2 (Mike Bossy), 15:28
2: BUF, Don Luce 4 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 4:59
3: NYI, Mike Bossy 5 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 6:32
BUF, Danny Gare 6 (Jerry Korab), 16:34
NYI, Bryan Trottier 3 (J.P. Parise, Denis Potvin), 19:18 - EN
Penalties:
1: Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 0:44
Ed Westfall, NYI [Holding] 4:26
Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 6:25
Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 10:35
2: Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 10:36
Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 11:12
Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing] 11:12
Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 14:18
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8-10-11-29
NYI: 9- 6-11-26
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 4-1-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 2-1-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,317
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