FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Hartford, Cassels 2 (power play) (Coffey, Sanderson), 14:03
  2, NY Islanders, Green 3 (King, Palffy), 19:36
Penalties:
  Emerson, HFD (hooking), 2:22
  Armstrong, NYI (hooking), 8:17
  Coffey, HFD (hooking), 11:06
  Palffy, NYI (high sticking), 13:14

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, NY Islanders, Wood 1 (Plante, Armstrong), 7:11
Penalties:
  Wesley, HFD (hooking), 0:36
  Featherstone, HFD (holding), 4:47
  LaChance, NYI (boarding), 12:40
  Nikolishin, HFD (roughing), 13:47
  Primeau, HFD (roughing), 13:47
  Houda, NYI (double roughing minor), 13:47
  Vukota, NYI (fighting major), 16:57
  Grimson, HFD (roughing, fighting major), 16:57

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Hartford, Dineen 5 (power play) (Cassels, Sanderson), 4:43
Penalties:
  Wood, NYI (hooking), 4:25
  A Burt, HFD (roughing), 9:22
  Vukota, NYI (roughing), 9:22
  LaPointe, NYI (interference), 13:15
  Sanderson, HFD (hooking), 15:56

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  NY Islanders        9 15   5  1--30
  Hartford               6 10 18  1--35

Goalies:
  NY Islanders, Fichaud (35 shots, 33 saves; record: 1-2-2)
  Hartford, Muzzatti (30, 28; record: 3-0-1)

Power-play conversions: NYI - 0 of 6, HFD - 2 of 5
Referee: Shick. Linesmen: Collins, Provost
Attendance: 11,936 (out of 15,635)