NHL game summary from January 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (29-11-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (26-10-12) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 34 (Bryan Trottier), 4:41 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 15 (Gilbert Perreault, Jocelyn Guevremont), 7:59 - PP | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 10 (Rick Martin, Ric Seiling), 9:30 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jerry Korab 3 (Don Luce, Danny Gare), 8:20 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 35 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 12:50 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 7:44 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Tripping] 16:17 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 3:44 |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 15:53 | |
| 3: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:50 |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Charging] 10:59 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 14:55 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 14:55 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 18:02 | |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Slashing] 18:02 |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 9-12-26
BUF: 9- 7- 8-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 16-5-6)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 25-9-12)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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