NHL game summary from January 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (11-25-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (22-9-8) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 13 (Bob Nystrom, Mike Kaszycki), 13:07 |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 9 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), :37 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 2 (Bryan Trottier, Lorne Henning), 2:55 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 22 (Kris Manery), 12:12 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 10 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Bourne), 14:09 - PP | |
| CLE, | Bob Stewart 1 (Walt McKechnie), 17:48 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 14 (Mike Kaszycki), 18:32 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 23 (Greg Smith), 11:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Tripping] 7:46 |
| Kris Manery, CLE [Hooking] 14:46 | |
| Walt McKechnie, CLE [Tripping] 16:21 | |
| 2: | Wayne Merrick, CLE [Tripping] 13:35 |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Delay of game] 14:09 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 19:16 | |
| 3: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Tripping] 1:32 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Cross checking] 12:13 |
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Regier | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 5- 5-16
NYI: 13-16- 7-36
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 8-16-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 10-6-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,317
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