NHL game summary from February 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (31-13-9) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (33-8-10) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gary Doak 4 (Bob Miller, Mike Milbury), 5:22 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 41, 10:25 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 26 (Mike Milbury), 18:16 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 42 (Bryan Trottier), 7:23 - PP |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 19 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 13:18 - PP | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 12 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis), 14:23 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 20 (John Wensink), 2:50 - PP |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 8 (Mike Kaszycki, Bob Bourne), 12:37 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 19:56 |
| 2: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 6:23 |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Roughing] 10:09 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 10:09 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Charging] 13:12 | |
| 3: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Interference] 1:57 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Tripping] 3:05 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Interference] 6:22 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 12:19 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13- 5-15-33
NYI: 9- 7- 6-22
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 15-5-6)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 16-3-9)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,995
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