NHL game summary from December 10, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-14-3) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (15-6-7) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Maloney 6 (Andre St. Laurent), :11 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 20 (Clark Gillies, Pat Price), 1:55 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 9 (Bob Bourne, Pat Price), 5:22 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 21 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 5:59 - PP |
| DET, | Reed Larson 8, 6:26 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 21 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 6:38 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 11 (Ed Westfall, Pat Price), 14:58 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 6 (Reed Larson), 15:27 | |
| DET, | Larry Wright 1 (Bill Lochead), 15:45 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 9 (Mike Kaszycki, Bob Nystrom), 16:23 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 10 (Bryan Trottier, J.P. Parise), 19:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | J.P. Parise, NYI [Hooking] 2:45 |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hooking] 5:41 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 16:58 | |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 18:13 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 18:13 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 18:13 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting] 18:13 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13- 6-12-31
NYI: 8-15-12-35
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 2-7-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-2-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,317
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