NHL game summary from January 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-23-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (29-10-8) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 32 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 4:21 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 12 (Lorne Henning, Wayne Merrick), 7:08 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 9 (Don Murdoch), 7:53 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 32 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 9:55 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 23 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 12:21 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 33 (Bryan Trottier), 2:45 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 15 (Wayne Merrick, Gerry Hart), 10:05 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 19 (Lucien DeBlois), 12:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Slashing] 2:10 |
| Dallas Smith, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:10 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 4:33 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 4:33 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 7:39 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 14:03 | |
| 2: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 3:13 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:32 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Fighting] 6:32 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 11:13 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 11:13 | |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Slashing] 11:13 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 16:23 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 18:07 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 16:08 |
Penalty time: NYR: 24 minutes
NYI: 20 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Benoit Gosselin | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 17-12- 3-32
NYI: 12-19-12-43
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 7-14-6)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 13-6-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,317
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