NHL game summary from February 25, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (38-11-10) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (34-19-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 39 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 2:22 - PP |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 26 (Phil Esposito, Ulf Nilsson), 5:26 - PP | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 27 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 17:54 - PP | |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 3, 18:31 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 11 (Pierre Plante, Mike McEwen), 1:54 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Maloney, NYR [Holding] 2:11 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 3:41 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 11:38 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 12:19 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Fighting] 15:28 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 15:28 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 17:33 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 5:00 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Tripping] 9:28 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 10:07 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Interference] 12:30 | |
| Glenn Resch, NYI [Slashing] 12:30 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Interference] 18:27 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Slashing] 3:12 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Roughing] 4:52 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 4:52 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 10:28 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 10:28 |
Penalty time: NYI: 26 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 16 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 0- 7-16
NYR: 16-13- 5-34
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 19-4-9)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 4-2-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,413
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