NHL game summary from April 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (48-17-15) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (51-18-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 5 (Gerry Hart, Lorne Henning), 13:18 |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 30 (Mike Kaszycki, Bob Bourne), :45 |
| BOS, | Brad Park 22 (Gregg Sheppard, Wayne Cashman), 7:03 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 16 (Terry O'Reilly, Dennis O'Brien), 17:56 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 30 (Bob Nystrom), 6:59 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 46 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 7:37 - PP | |
| NYI, | Dave Lewis 3 (Stefan Persson, Lorne Henning), 9:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 4:19 | |
| 3: | Al Sims, BOS [Holding] 7:25 | |
| Alex McKendry, NYI [Tripping] 19:17 | ||
Penalty time: NYI: 2 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 7-11-22
BOS: 10- 8- 8-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 20-8-8)
BOS: Ron Grahame (L, 26-6-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,602
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