Saturday, December 18, 1976 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sabres 4 at Islanders 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
8:39
Fred Stanfield
(2)
PPG
Gilbert Perreault (16), Danny Gare (6)
BUF 1 – 0 NYI
-
10:04
Bryan Trottier
(9)
PPG
Billy Harris (14), Denis Potvin (25)
BUF 1 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
-
12:04
Garry Howatt
(5)
Bryan Trottier (13), Billy MacMillan (6)
BUF 1 – 2 NYI
-
16:30
Danny Gare
(4)
Gilbert Perreault (17), Lee Fogolin (9)
BUF 2 – 2 NYI
3rd Period
-
8:38
Andre Savard
(11)
Jocelyn Guevremont (12)
BUF 3 – 2 NYI
-
11:08
Terry Martin
(5)
Gilbert Perreault (18), Lee Fogolin (10)
BUF 4 – 2 NYI
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2.18 |
| Danny Gare R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1.68 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1.55 |
| Terry Martin L | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.90 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 0.60 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 | 0.90 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1.38 |
| Billy MacMillan R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0.78 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Garry Howatt L | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.60 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.38 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Andre St. Laurent C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 60:00 | 0.00 |