NHL game summary from February 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (32-12-8) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (22-17-12) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 7 (Doug Wilson, J.P. Bordeleau), 11:50 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 34 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), :34 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 40 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 5:31 - PP | |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 13 (J.P. Bordeleau, Ivan Boldirev), 8:38 - PP | |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 2 (Bob Nystrom, Mike Kaszycki), 10:03 | |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 21, 17:30 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 8 (Ivan Boldirev), 8:53 - PP |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 6 (Ivan Boldirev, Ted Bulley), 10:42 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 15 (Garry Howatt), 17:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 10:00 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 10:05 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Tripping] 19:25 | |
| 2: | Phil Russell, CHI [Holding] 4:24 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 8:00 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 8:49 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-11- 9-27
CHI: 13-16-11-40
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 17-6-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 19-13-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 12,232
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