NHL game summary from March 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (20-26-16) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (39-14-11) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | PIT, | Tom Edur 8 (Greg Malone), 6:07 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 28 (Pat Price, Stefan Persson), 12:37 - PP | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 16 (Jean Pronovost, Pete Mahovlich), 12:58 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 29 (Gerry Hart, Stefan Persson), 5:30 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 14 (Dave Schultz, Greg Malone), 8:52 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 5 (Wayne Merrick, Billy Harris), 19:36 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 46 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 6:18 - PP |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 9 (Clark Gillies, Ed Westfall), 9:19 | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 9 (Billy Harris), 10:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Fighting] 10:46 |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 10:46 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 12:16 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Elbowing] 18:16 | |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 6:06 |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Tripping] 10:36 | |
| 3: | Tom Edur, PIT [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:10 | |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Tripping] 15:46 |
Penalty time: PIT: 13 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11-10- 5-26
NYI: 9-14-15-38
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 15-16-13)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 20-7-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Real Gauthier
Attendance: 15,317
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