NHL game summary from December 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (12-6-7) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 St. Louis Blues (5-16-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: STL, Floyd Thomson 1 (Bill Fairbairn, Larry Patey), 6:36
NYI, Clark Gillies 10 (Denis Potvin, Jude Drouin), 16:55
NYI, Jude Drouin 3 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 17:13
2: NYI, Bob Bourne 6 (Mike Kaszycki), :14
NYI, Denis Potvin 3, 4:34
3: NYI, Michel Bergeron 4 (Gerry Hart), 2:55
NYI, Bryan Trottier 18 (Jude Drouin, Jean Potvin), 5:16
STL, Doug Palazzari 1 (Bob MacMillan, Brian Ogilvie), 16:14
NYI, Denis Potvin 4, 17:16
Penalties:
1: Bryan Trottier, NYI [Fighting] 0:20
Len Frig, STL [Fighting] 0:20
Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 3:17
Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 18:26
Red Berenson, STL [Hooking] 18:53
2: Bert Marshall, NYI [Roughing] 8:34
Floyd Thomson, STL [Roughing] 8:34
Lorne Henning, NYI [Hooking] 14:50
3: J.P. Parise, NYI [Roughing] 9:04
Len Frig, STL [Roughing] 9:04
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
STL: 11 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Palazzari | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dick Redmond | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-10-10-30
STL: 8- 7-14-29
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 7-2-5)
STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 4-5-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 11,606
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