NHL game summary from April 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (43-30-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
 New York Islanders (49-17-15) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 1 (Mike Bossy, Bob Bourne), 7:58 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Denis Potvin), 14:09 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 1 (Bob Bourne, Mike Kaszycki), 16:39 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 2 (Lanny McDonald, Dan Maloney), 12:48 - PP |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Dave Lewis, Garry Howatt), 14:06 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 5:25 |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Interference] 11:56 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Tripping] 19:52 | |
| 2: | Mike Bossy, NYI [Tripping] 3:59 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 11:31 | |
| 3: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 8:12 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 14:21 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 17:31 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 17:31 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Interference] 18:48 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 13- 9- 8-30
NYI: 13- 7- 7-27
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 2-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,137
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