Sunday, January 2, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Islanders 3 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:47
Brian Spencer (5) Gary McAdam (9) NYI 0 – 1 BUF
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9:17
Bob Bourne (7) J.P. Parise (12) NYI 1 – 1 BUF
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14:18
Rick Martin (24) Andre Savard (14), Jerry Korab (20) NYI 1 – 2 BUF
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15:28
Bryan Trottier (10) Ed Westfall (17), Gerry Hart (11) NYI 2 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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2:05
Bob Bourne (8) Bobby Nystrom (13), Billy Harris (15) NYI 3 – 2 BUF
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11:04
Rick Martin (25) PPG Gilbert Perreault (25), Jim Schoenfeld (8) NYI 3 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
No scoring
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bourne C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.88 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Pat Price D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Billy MacMillan R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Andre St. Laurent C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | T | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 | 0.15 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.65 |
| Brian Spencer L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | T | 16 | 13 | 3 | .812 | 60:00 | -0.95 |