NHL game summary from January 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (23-10-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (12-25-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 29 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 17:15 - PP
2: CLE, Rick Shinske 4, 7:47
CLE, Walt McKechnie 7 (Al MacAdam, Bob Murdoch), 9:07
NYI, Mike Kaszycki 5 (Denis Potvin, Bob Bourne), 15:45
CLE, Dennis Maruk 24 (Bob Stewart, Greg Smith), 17:40 - SH
3: CLE, Kris Manery 17 (Dennis Maruk), 11:36
NYI, Mike Bossy 27 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 18:04 - PP
CLE, Al MacAdam 5 (Greg Smith, Dennis Maruk), 19:56 - EN
Penalties:
1: J.P. Parise, CLE [Hooking] 16:05
Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 18:48
Dennis Maruk, CLE [Slashing] 20:00
Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 20:00
2: Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 2:54
Clark Gillies, NYI [Boarding] 10:25
J.P. Parise, CLE [Interference] 16:03
3: Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 9:15
Chuck Arnason, CLE [Tripping] 16:10
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 30 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Potvin | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 7-14-30
CLE: 8- 7- 9-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 13-4-6)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-16-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Jim Christison
Attendance: 2,074
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