NHL game summary from December 7, 1982
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (5-15-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (16-11-5) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | John Tonelli 12 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 2:08 - PP |
| NYI, | Brent Sutter 4 (Bob Nystrom, Clark Gillies), 7:11 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 7 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 9:04 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 2 (John Tonelli), 15:15 |
| TOR, | Stewart Gavin 2 (Jim Korn, Frank Nigro), 19:15 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Greg Gilbert 2 (Mike Bossy), :45 |
| TOR, | Walt Poddubny 8 (Fred Boimistruck, Peter Ihnacak), 1:43 | |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 11 (Bob Nystrom, John Tonelli), 2:34 | |
| TOR, | Miroslav Frycer 7 (Peter Ihnacak, Vitezslav Duris), 10:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Korn, TOR [Holding] 0:52 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 11:02 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 12:14 | |
| 2: | Gord Lane, NYI [Elbowing] 2:10 |
| Fred Boimistruck, TOR [Holding] 5:13 | |
| Rollie Melanson, NYI [Interference] 9:40 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:16 | |
| Rick Vaive, TOR [Hi-sticking] 10:16 | |
| 3: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Elbowing] 18:55 |
Penalty time: TOR: 6 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benning | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob McGill | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Terrion | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Poddubny | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stewart Gavin | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Boimistruck | 11 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Miroslav Frycer | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Peter Ihnacak | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Vitezslav Duris | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norm Aubin | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Nigro | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Gilbert | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brent Sutter | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5-18- 8-31
NYI: 10- 6-10-26
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 4-7-3)
NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 7-7-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Bob Luther
Attendance: 15,080
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