NHL game summary from February 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-32-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (32-11-8) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1: NYI, Mike Bossy 37 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 7:07 - PP
NYI, Mike Kaszycki 7 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Bourne), 11:07
NYI, Mike Bossy 38 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 12:10
2: WAS, Guy Charron 21 (Bob Sirois), 5:09
NYI, Billy Harris 14 (Wayne Merrick, Stefan Persson), 10:26
3: NYI, Mike Bossy 39 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 16:04
NYI, Wayne Merrick 7, 17:49
Penalties:
1: Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking] 2:38
Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 2:38
Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 5:19
2: Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 3:07
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:50
Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 6:50
3: Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 16:23
Rick Green, WAS [Hi-sticking] 16:23
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 23 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 9- 6-22
NYI: 22-10- 7-39
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-8-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 15-6-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,317
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