NHL game summary from February 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (19-25-8) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (33-12-8) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
1: DET, Dennis Polonich 9 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Maloney), 2:49
NYI, Billy Harris 16 (Garry Howatt, Denis Potvin), 4:22
NYI, Michel Bergeron 9 (Bryan Trottier), 11:27
2: DET, Andre St. Laurent 20, 2:57
NYI, Denis Potvin 17 (Bob Bourne, Bob Nystrom), 7:52
DET, Dale McCourt 18 (Reed Larson, Paul Woods), 11:45
DET, Terry Harper 2, 12:23
NYI, Bryan Trottier 35 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 14:54 - PP
NYI, Denis Potvin 18 (Billy Harris, Michel Bergeron), 18:38
3: NYI, Mike Kaszycki 8 (Bob Bourne, Stefan Persson), 5:52
NYI, Denis Potvin 19 (Billy Harris), 7:10
DET, Dale McCourt 19, 14:54 - SH
NYI, Bob Nystrom 17 (Bob Bourne, Mike Kaszycki), 15:26 - PP
Penalties:
1: none
2: Bert Marshall, NYI [Delay of game] 12:23
Larry Wright, DET [Tripping] 13:19
Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 14:47
3: Michel Bergeron, NYI [Holding] 11:49
Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:32
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11-12- 8-31
NYI: 5-12-14-31
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 7-7-4)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 18-6-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,317
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