NHL game summary from February 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (31-15-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (19-23-13) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ken Hodge 14 (Phil Esposito), 10:29 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 26 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 13:23 - PP | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 16 (Mike McEwen), 16:08 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Greg Polis 12 (Wayne Dillon, Don Murdoch), 7:46 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Newman, NYR [Roughing double minor] 5:39 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:27 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 9:27 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 4:01 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 5:22 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 14:02 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:27 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:27 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 16:23 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 17:50 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 5:37 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 8:18 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:16 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:16 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:03 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 17:03 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 18:28 |
Penalty time: NYI: 31 minutes
NYR: 37 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Hansen | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-16-12-36
NYR: 14- 7- 9-30
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 14-8-4)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 2-2-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
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