NHL game summary from November 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (9-3-2) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (9-3-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Stefan Persson 2, 7:00 - PP |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 5 (Pat Hickey, Ulf Nilsson), 12:35 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 1, 6:35 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 4 (Stefan Persson, Richie Hansen), 8:10 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 1 (Ron Duguay, Carol Vadnais), 11:52 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 7 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 13:03 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 5 (Ulf Nilsson), 4:16 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 8 (Clark Gillies, Richie Hansen), 12:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Korney, NYR [Hooking] 1:42 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Face-off violation] 2:51 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 6:23 | |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Tripping] 9:28 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 12:07 | |
| 2: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hooking] 1:24 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 4:45 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 4:58 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 12:14 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 3:47 |
| Richie Hansen, NYI [Holding] 5:37 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Slashing] 7:59 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 9:14 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 17:54 |
Penalty time: NYI: 20 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 6- 8-21
NYR: 15- 9-10-34
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 2-2-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 3-2-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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