NHL game summary from January 10, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (9-20-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (23-9-8) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | COL, | John Van Boxmeer 1 (Paul Gardner, Gary Croteau), 3:40 - PP |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Mike Bossy, Bert Marshall), 10:53 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 18 (Ed Westfall, Lorne Henning), 14:40 | |
| 2: | COL, | Joe Contini 3 (Randy Pierce, Ron Andruff), :35 |
| COL, | Bob Neely 1, 11:16 | |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 4 (Stefan Persson), 11:33 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 14 (Mike Kaszycki, Stefan Persson), 12:27 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 15 (Lorne Henning), 16:38 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 11 (Clark Gillies), 18:28 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 26 (Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier), :52 - PP |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 15 (Paul Gardner, Fred Ahern), 11:46 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Boarding major] 2:09 |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Cross checking] 5:51 |
| Barry Beck, COL [Holding] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 7:04 |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Slashing] 10:17 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Tripping] 17:21 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 18:56 |
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Fred Ahern | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8-10-15-33
NYI: 12-10- 5-27
Goalies: COL: Bill McKenzie (L, 0-3-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-3-6)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,317
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