NHL game summary from April 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (44-19-14) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (46-17-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 52 (Denis Potvin, Wayne Merrick), 2:17 - PP |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 16 (Tom Bladon, Ross Lonsberry), 11:13 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 29 (Stefan Persson, Ed Westfall), 16:19 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 16 (Bobby Clarke, Rick Lapointe), 4:37 |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 17, 16:17 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 28 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 8:41 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Holding] 0:24 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 0:49 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 2:08 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 9:30 | |
| 2: | Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 7:41 |
| 3: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 4:03 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 7:10 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 10:44 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Interference] 10:44 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing] 11:29 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing] 11:29 |
Penalty time: PHI: 12 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8-10- 9-27
NYI: 13-12-10-35
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 28-6-12)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 27-9-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,317
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