NHL game summary from February 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (36-12-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (22-22-16) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYI, Denis Potvin 22 (Wayne Merrick, Billy Harris), 8:29 - PP
ATL, Eric Vail 14 (Rey Comeau, Miles Zaharko), 9:10
2: ATL, Tom Lysiak 17 (Bill Clement, Ken Houston), 5:09
NYI, Mike Bossy 43 (Denis Potvin, Billy Harris), 11:48 - PP
3: NYI, Mike Bossy 44 (Clark Gillies), 3:09
ATL, Guy Chouinard 18 (Bob MacMillan), 13:51
Penalties:
1: Bill Clement, ATL [Holding] 2:53
Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hooking] 3:53
Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 8:15
Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 15:26
Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 15:26
Bert Marshall, NYI [Holding] 17:12
Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 17:12
2: Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:55
3: Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 6:18
Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 6:18
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
ATL: 12 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 8-10-25
ATL: 7- 7- 9-23
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 18-6-4)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 15-9-16)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 11,106
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