FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, NY Islanders, Palffy 28 (unassisted), 12:27
  2, Hartford, Sanderson 25 (Emerson, Primeau), 16:29
Penalties:
  LaPointe, NYI (tripping), 2:21
  Webb, NYI (fighting major), 7:59
  Chase, HFD (fighting major), 7:59
  Rice, HFD (holding), 8:41

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, NY Islanders, King 16 (Green, McInnis), 7:12
  4, NY Islanders, King 17 (Green), 16:29
Penalties:
  Oneill, HFD (interference), 3:30

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, NY Islanders, King 18 (McInnis), 7:11
  6, NY Islanders, Palffy 29 (empty net) (Green), 16:03
  7, Hartford, Rice 15 (power play) (Wesley, Oneill), 19:29
Penalties:
  Hughes, NYI (fighting major), 2:25
  Rice, HFD (fighting major), 2:25
  McInnis, NYI (hooking), 2:48
  Green, NYI (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:10
  Wesley, HFD (holding), 12:29
  Hughes, NYI (roughing), 14:49
  A Burt, HFD (roughing), 14:49
  Houda, NYI (fighting major), 17:31
  Chase, HFD (fighting major), 17:31
  Grimson, HFD (high sticking, fighting major), 17:48
  Webb, NYI (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 17:48
  B Berard, NYI (charging), 19:17

Shots on Goal:
  NY Islanders         10 17  5--32
  Hartford              5 11 20--36

Goalies:
  NY Islanders, Fichaud (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 6-11-4)
  Hartford, S Burke (31, 27; record: 9-8-3)

Power-play conversions: NYI - 0 of 3, HFD - 1 of 4
Referee: McGeough
Linesmen: Driscoll, Kovachik
Attendance: 14,619 (out of 15,635)