NHL game summary from February 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (35-12-9) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-29-14) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: COL, Joe Contini 8 (Randy Pierce, Ron Andruff), 8:16 - PP
NYI, Garry Howatt 4 (Bob Nystrom, Gerry Hart), 11:10
COL, Dennis Owchar 7, 16:57
2: NYI, Mike Kaszycki 9 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 4:47
NYI, Billy Harris 17 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis), 11:08
COL, John Van Boxmeer 6 (Wilf Paiement), 12:51
NYI, Bob Bourne 19 (Denis Potvin), 19:11
NYI, Bob Bourne 20 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 19:38
3: COL, Nelson Pyatt 6 (Bob Neely, Dennis Owchar), 19:09
Penalties:
1: Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 2:28
Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 6:34
2: Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 15:23
3: none
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
COL: 0 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-12- 8-31
COL: 9- 9- 7-25
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 17-6-3)
COL: Doug Favell (L, 9-16-8), Michel Plasse
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 10,621
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