Thursday, October 13, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Islanders 2 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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8:55
Rene Robert (1) PPG Gilbert Perreault (1), Rick Martin (1) NYI 0 – 1 BUF
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9:24
Mike Bossy (1) Clark Gillies (1), Bryan Trottier (1) NYI 1 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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6:34
Jim Lorentz (1) PPG Rick Martin (2), Jim Schoenfeld (1) NYI 1 – 2 BUF
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13:30
Rene Robert (2) Unassisted NYI 1 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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13:37
Denis Potvin (1) Unassisted NYI 2 – 3 BUF
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Denis Potvin D | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Stefan Persson D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.37 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Mike Kaszycki C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 59:13 | 0.45 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Robert R | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.95 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.78 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Alex Tidey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 60:00 | 1.00 |