NHL game summary from February 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (33-17-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (38-13-11) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 22, 10:28 |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 22 (George Ferguson, Pat Boutette), 10:58 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 19 (Bob Bourne, Jude Drouin), 13:22 |
| TOR, | Pat Boutette 11 (Lanny McDonald, Mike Pelyk), 18:15 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 8 (Billy Harris, Garry Howatt), 1:38 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 24 (Garry Howatt), 2:38 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 23 (Darryl Sittler), 13:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 0:11 | |
| Alain Daigle, CHI [Holding] 3:00 | ||
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Roughing] 4:02 | ||
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Roughing] 4:02 | ||
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 5:29 | ||
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Slashing] 8:46 | ||
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Slashing] 8:46 | ||
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Hooking] 14:51 | ||
| Dave Logan, CHI [Boarding] 19:09 | ||
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Misconduct] 19:09 | ||
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Fighting] 19:13 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 19:13 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 19:50 | ||
| Kurt Walker, TOR [Roughing] 20:00 | ||
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Roughing] 20:00 | ||
| 2: | Stan Mikita, CHI [Elbowing] 3:56 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Hooking] 7:54 | ||
| Bench penalty, CHI [Too many men on the ice] 7:54 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 15 minutes
NYI: 35 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 10- 8-10-28
NYI: 5-12- 9-26
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 27-13-9)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 19-7-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,317
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