NHL game summary from March 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (39-14-12) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (20-26-17) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1: NYI, Bob Bourne 23 (Bob Nystrom, Jude Drouin), 12:14
NYI, Mike Kaszycki 10 (Ed Westfall, Lorne Henning), 15:17
2: no scoring
3: PIT, Dave Burrows 4 (Pete Mahovlich, Jean Pronovost), 1:55
NYI, Garry Howatt 6 (Wayne Merrick, Billy Harris), 2:49
PIT, Dave Schultz 8 (Blair Chapman, Greg Malone), 17:46
PIT, Pete Mahovlich 23 (Tom Edur), 19:24
Penalties:
1: Jude Drouin, NYI [Hooking] 15:53
Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 16:09
Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 17:29
2: none
3: Jude Drouin, NYI [Tripping] 3:28
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
PIT: 2 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12- 8-10-30
PIT: 8-10-12-30
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 20-7-5)
PIT: Denis Herron (T, 15-16-14)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,757
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