NHL game summary from December 14, 1982
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-12-6) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (17-13-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Stefan Persson 2 (Butch Goring, John Tonelli), 6:35 |
| BUF, | Phil Housley 4 (Andre Savard, Dale McCourt), 18:53 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 8 (Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault), :14 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 10 (John Tonelli, Duane Sutter), 2:42 - PP | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 11 (Phil Housley), 17:58 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Dale McCourt 7 (Andre Savard, Sean McKenna), 8:30 |
| NYI, | Brent Sutter 6, 8:46 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 12 (Mike Ramsey), 17:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 4:30 |
| Steve Patrick, BUF [Slashing] 7:20 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 8:47 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Elbowing] 11:52 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Holding] 15:33 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Brent Sutter, NYI [Hooking] 18:21 | |
| 2: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Tripping] 1:30 |
| Mike Foligno, BUF [Fighting] 3:42 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Fighting] 3:42 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 4:34 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:10 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:10 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 10:55 | |
| 3: | Mike Foligno, BUF [Tripping] 5:54 |
Penalty time: BUF: 19 minutes
NYI: 17 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Cloutier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannu Virta | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Phil Housley | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean McKenna | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Peterson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Andreychuk | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Gilbert | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Sutter | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12-13- 9-34
NYI: 8-15- 7-30
Goalies: BUF: Jacques Cloutier (W, 6-4-4)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 9-6-3)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,962
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