NHL game summary from December 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-14-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (18-4-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 11 (Lorne Henning, Stefan Persson), 6:35 - SH |
| DET, | John Hilworth 1 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 18:13 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 9 (Denis Potvin, Bob Bourne), 1:41 |
| 3: | NYI, | Dave Lewis 1 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 5:45 |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 5 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 11:59 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rogie Vachon, DET [Delay of game] 1:13 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding, Roughing] 4:16 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 4:16 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Tripping] 12:45 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 19:35 | |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Charging] 3:10 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hi-sticking] 15:17 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 10:45 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 10:45 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 11:13 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 19- 8-10-37
NYI: 13- 5-14-32
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 4-9-6)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 8-3-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,570
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