NHL game summary from April 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (50-19-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Toronto Maple Leafs (45-31-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | TOR, | Borje Salming 2 (George Ferguson, Jack Valiquette), 3:53 |
| TOR, | Stan Weir 2 (Jack Valiquette, Ron Ellis), 4:09 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 2 (Bob Bourne, Stefan Persson), 10:54 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 1 (Stan Weir, Trevor Johansen), 4:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 1:07 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking] 4:16 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Hooking] 4:23 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 6:09 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Roughing] 6:09 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 6:50 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Spearing major] 6:50 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Cross checking] 9:39 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 12:32 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 12:32 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Hi-sticking] 16:42 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Hi-sticking] 16:42 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Elbowing] 17:28 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Hi-sticking] 17:28 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 6:04 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 8:59 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 14:17 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Charging] 14:22 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Charging, Roughing] 14:22 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 14:22 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting] 14:22 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 5:32 |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Fighting] 5:32 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Game misconduct] 5:32 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 12:21 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Fighting] 12:21 |
Penalty time: NYI: 51 minutes
TOR: 60 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-11-15-32
TOR: 11-11- 6-28
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 2-2-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 4-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,485
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