NHL game summary from February 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (31-11-8) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (20-20-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 33 (Denis Potvin), 11:07 - PP
2: NYI, Bob Lorimer 1 (Mike Kaszycki, Bob Bourne), 6:59
NYI, Wayne Merrick 6, 11:34
ATL, Bob MacMillan 21 (Bill Clement), 12:21
NYI, Mike Bossy 36 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 13:42 - PP
NYI, Denis Potvin 16 (Wayne Merrick), 19:14
3: ATL, Guy Chouinard 13, 19:46 - PP
Penalties:
1: Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking] 10:28
2: Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 1:14
Mike Bossy, NYI [Hooking] 8:23
Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 9:47
Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 9:47
Pat Ribble, ATL [Hooking] 13:18
Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 15:02
3: Ed Kea, ATL [Hooking] 1:59
Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging, Fighting] 5:57
Ed Kea, ATL [Fighting] 5:57
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 18:31
Penalty time: NYI: 17 minutes
ATL: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14-10-10-34
ATL: 4-13- 8-25
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 17-5-6)
ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 5-7-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Don Koharski
Attendance: 9,079
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