NHL game summary from April 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (46-17-14) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (30-33-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 12, 2:52 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 22 (Dennis Polonich, Andre St. Laurent), 5:36 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 27 (Bob Bourne, Mike Kaszycki), 14:20 |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 12 (Ed Westfall, Bob Nystrom), 9:14 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 28 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 9:31 | |
| DET, | Dennis Hull 5 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 10:32 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 45 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 17:25 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:43 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Interference, Hi-sticking major] 5:43 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 9:32 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 13:53 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Roughing] 13:53 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Roughing] 19:13 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 19:13 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Slashing] 8:32 |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 16:00 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 7-14-28
DET: 12-10-11-33
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 27-9-6)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 18-17-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,640
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