NHL game summary from March 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (38-14-15) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (42-14-12) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1: BUF, Don Luce 26 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 1:09
NYI, Denis Potvin 27 (Bob Bourne, Bob Nystrom), 13:50
2: BUF, Derek Smith 2 (Rick Martin, Lee Fogolin), 16:59
3: NYI, Bryan Trottier 39 (Mike Bossy, Gerry Hart), 1:40
NYI, Bob Bourne 24 (Bob Nystrom, Jude Drouin), 3:27
NYI, Ed Westfall 4 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 18:56
Penalties:
1: Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 7:01
Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 13:57
Jerry Korab, BUF [Cross checking] 16:24
2: Joe Kowal, BUF [Holding] 4:28
Andre Savard, BUF [Fighting] 13:03
Pat Price, NYI [Fighting] 13:03
Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 14:33
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 14:33
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 16 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Kowal | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-12- 9-27
NYI: 11-10-11-32
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 33-13-15)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 23-7-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Real Gauthier
Attendance: 15,317
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