NHL game summary from March 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (44-17-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (29-32-13) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1: NYI, Bob Bourne 27 (Mike Kaszycki), 15:02
NYR, Nick Fotiu 2 (Phil Esposito), 18:29
2: NYR, Phil Esposito 37 (Steve Vickers), 11:00
3: NYR, Lucien DeBlois 22 (Walt Tkaczuk, Nick Fotiu), 3:45
NYR, Ron Duguay 20 (Ron Greschner, Wayne Dillon), 10:53 - PP
NYR, Steve Vickers 16 (Ron Greschner), 15:41 - PP
Penalties:
1: Clark Gillies, NYI [Tripping] 0:40
2: Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 4:38
Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 10:12
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping] 10:12
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:34
Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 15:01
Ron Greschner, NYR [Elbowing] 15:43
Ed Westfall, NYI [Slashing] 15:43
3: Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 7:10
Bert Marshall, NYI [Cross checking] 9:59
Ron Greschner, NYR [Interference] 12:37
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 15:05
Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 16:27
Penalty time: NYI: 14 minutes
NYR: 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13-11- 5-29
NYR: 7- 9- 7-23
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 25-9-6)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 14-10-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,500
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