NHL game summary from December 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (19-8-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-15-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: NYI, Denis Potvin 7 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 11:07 - PP
2: NYI, Bryan Trottier 26 (Billy Harris, J.P. Parise), 3:16
VAN, Jere Gillis 16 (Dennis Kearns, Curt Ridley), 7:13 - PP
3: NYI, Bryan Trottier 27 (Billy Harris, J.P. Parise), 9:45
NYI, Billy Harris 10 (Bryan Trottier, J.P. Parise), 15:14
VAN, Harold Snepsts 2 (Rick Blight, Jere Gillis), 19:14
Penalties:
1: Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 9:57
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking] 13:44
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 17:35
2: Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 0:47
Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Fighting] 5:53
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 5:53
Denis Potvin, NYI [Roughing] 13:32
John Grisdale, VAN [Roughing] 13:32
3: Dave Lewis, NYI [Delay of game] 19:14
Penalty time: NYI: 17 minutes
VAN: 9 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-15-10-36
VAN: 12-10- 7-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 8-5-2)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 5-6-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,500
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