NHL game summary from April 13, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (44-23-17) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-22-13) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Buffalo Sabres lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Brian Spencer 1 (Danny Gare, Lee Fogolin), 10:27 |
| 2: | BUF, | Don Luce 3 (Lee Fogolin, Danny Gare), 2:05 |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Jean Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 13:07 - PP |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 2 (Denis Potvin, Andre St. Laurent), 18:55 | |
| 4: | BUF, | Danny Gare 3 (Don Luce), 14:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:57 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 2:10 | ||
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Hi-sticking] 2:10 | ||
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 4:04 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 11:52 | ||
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 14:38 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 18:32 | ||
| 2: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 6:11 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 6:11 | ||
| Terry Martin, BUF [Hooking] 9:45 | ||
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Holding] 12:43 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 13:11 | ||
| Terry Martin, BUF [Hooking] 18:46 | ||
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Charging] 9:56 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 11:25 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 12:54 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 23 minutes
BUF: 19 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10- 8-11- 0-29
BUF: 18- 9-11- 5-43
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 0-1-0)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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