Event:
Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period
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1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act
1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
