1978-1979 New York Islanders team stats

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1978-1979 New York Islanders: 51-15-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 31-3-6 (201 goals scored, 89 allowed) Road record: 20-12-8 (157 goals scored, 125 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 81/260 (31.2%) Penalty Killing: 230/287 (80.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 270-153 358 goals scored (1st of 17 teams), 214 goals allowed (2nd), 1077 PIM (12th) NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   22   76   47   87  134   50  15   0  189   66   51    4  187  25.1  +76
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   21   80   69   57  126   25  27   0  174   70   41    0  279  24.7  +63
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   25   73   31   70  101   58  12   3  203   75   91   34  237  13.1  +71
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   24   75   35   56   91   68  11   0  148   57   34    0  210  16.7  +57
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   24   78   10   56   66   57   6   0  162   78   62   16  113   8.8  +38
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   24   80   30   31   61   48   4   1   88   16   64   26  148  20.3  +34
LW    27  John Tonelli         6'1   200   21   73   17   39   56   44   1   0   88   12   47    0  113  15.0  +29
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   26   80   15   39   54   18   0   0   72    5   46    5  128  11.7  +26
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   26   75   20   21   41   24   2   0   58    4   41    0  128  15.6  +13
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   26   78   19   20   39  113   1   0   68    4   46    1  161  11.8  +19
C     24  Mike Kaszycki        5'9   190   22   71   16   18   34   37   2   0   46    6   34    1   89  18.0   +7
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   26   73   13   20   33   14   0   2   41    1   70   47   70  18.6  +17
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   26   75   16   12   28  205   0   0   49    1   43    1   81  19.8   +6
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   25   79    5   18   23   43   0   0   98    0   83   28   95   5.3  +43
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   25   67    3   18   21   42   0   0   78    1   68   18   64   4.7  +27
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   38   55    5   11   16    4   0   1   25    0   50   25   51   9.8    0
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   30   50    2   14   16   78   0   0   65    0   45   10   56   3.6  +30
D      3  Pat Price            6'2   200   23   55    3   11   14   50   0   0   60    4   38    0   48   6.2  +18
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   35   45    1    8    9   29   0   0   43    0   42    8   26   3.8   +9
C     12  Richie Hansen        5'10  185   23   12    1    6    7    4   0   0   12    1    2    0   10  10.0   +9
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   28   40    0    2    2   54  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   30   43    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    29  Hector Marini        6'1   204   21    1    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    2    0    1   0.0   -2
C     16  Steve Tambellini     6'0   190   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    3   0.0   -1
D      2  Mike Hordy           5'10  180   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    2    0    2   0.0    0
LW/RW 17  Alex McKendry        6'4   200   22    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Glenn Resch          30   43  2539  106  2.50  26   7  10 1223   .913   0   2
G   31  Billy Smith          28   39  2261  108  2.87  25   8   4 1065   .899   0   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   15  C    Steve Tambellini         553          Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  2   34  D    Randy Johnston             4          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  3   51  D    Dwayne Lowdermilk          2          Seattle Breakers (WCHL)            
  5   84  LW   Greg Hay                              Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  6  101  D    Kelly Davis                      18   Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  7  118  LW   Rick Pepin                            Laval National (QMJHL)             
  8  135  C    Dave Cameron             168          Prince Edward Island (AUAA)        
  9  152  G    Paul Joswiak                          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
 10  169  D    Scott Cameron                         Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
 11  184  C    Chris Lowdahl                         Orebro (Sweden)                    
 12  199  D    Gunnar Persson                        Gavle (Sweden)                     

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

07-06-1978	reclaimed the rights to John Tonelli (after Houston franchise folded) from Aeros
10-09-1978	signed Neil Hawryliw as a free agent
10-19-1978	traded Michel Bergeron to Capitals for Washington's #2 pick in the 1979 draft
06-09-1979	traded future considerations to Blues for Terry Richardson and Barry Gibbs
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Richard Brodeur prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Garry Lariviere prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Markus Mattsson prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Jets claimed Markus Mattsson as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	Nordiques claimed Richard Brodeur as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	sent Barry Gibbs to Kings to complete a previous trade
06-10-1979	signed Jean Potvin as a free agent
06-10-1979	assigned Richie Hansen to North Stars as compensation for signing Jean Potvin as a free agent
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Pat Price in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Gerry Hart in expansion draft
06-14-1979	traded Terry Richardson to Whalers for Ralph Klassen
06-14-1979	sent Ralph Klassen to Blues to complete a previous trade
08-1979	traded Goran Hogosta to Nordiques for Richard Brodeur
08-15-1979	signed Anders Kallur as a free agent

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/16/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-2 
04/18/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   1-0 (OT)
04/20/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-0 
04/22/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1 
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Semifinals
04/26/1979   vs New York Rangers          L   1-4 
04/28/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   4-3 (OT)
05/01/1979   at New York Rangers          L   1-3 
05/03/1979   at New York Rangers          W   3-2 (OT)
05/05/1979   vs New York Rangers          L   3-4 
05/08/1979   at New York Rangers          L   1-2

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 25 10 4 7 11 8 0 0 RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 21 10 6 2 8 2 2 0 LW 27 John Tonelli 6'1 200 21 10 1 6 7 0 0 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 22 10 2 4 6 13 0 0 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 26 10 2 3 5 2 0 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 26 10 3 2 5 4 0 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 24 10 1 3 4 6 0 0 C 24 Mike Kaszycki 5'9 190 22 10 1 3 4 4 0 0 D 4 Bob Lorimer 6'1 200 25 10 1 3 4 15 0 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 24 10 0 4 4 8 0 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 38 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 24 10 1 2 3 11 0 0 RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 26 10 2 1 3 10 1 0 D 2 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 30 9 0 2 2 10 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 26 10 2 0 2 0 0 1 D 3 Pat Price 6'2 200 23 7 0 1 1 25 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 26 9 0 1 1 18 0 0 RW 29 Hector Marini 6'1 204 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 28 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 25 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 C 12 Richie Hansen 5'10 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Mike Hordy 5'10 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW/RW 17 Alex McKendry 6'4 200 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 16 Steve Tambellini 6'0 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 28 5 315 10 1.90 4 1 147 .932 0 1 G 1 Glenn Resch 30 5 300 11 2.20 2 3 142 .923 0 1

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1978 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 0-0-1 10/14/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 7-10 0-1-1 10/17/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-1 1-1-1 10/18/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 2-1-1 10/21/1978 vs New York Rangers W 5-3 3-1-1 10/24/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 3-1-2 10/27/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 5-8 3-2-2 10/28/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 4-2-2 10/31/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 8-5 5-2-2 11/02/1978 at Boston Bruins L 1-4 5-3-2 11/04/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 6-3-2 11/07/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 7-3-2 11/11/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 8-3-2 11/12/1978 at New York Rangers W 5-3 9-3-2 11/14/1978 vs Colorado Rockies T 2-2 9-3-3 11/17/1978 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 10-3-3 11/18/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 8-2 11-3-3 11/21/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 7-1 12-3-3 11/22/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-1 13-3-3 11/25/1978 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 14-3-3 11/29/1978 at Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 14-3-4 12/02/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 5-2 15-3-4 12/05/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 15-3-5 12/07/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-1 16-3-5 12/09/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 17-3-5 12/10/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 17-4-5 12/12/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 17-4-6 12/14/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 18-4-6 12/16/1978 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 18-4-7 12/17/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-0 19-4-7 12/21/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 20-4-7 12/23/1978 vs New York Rangers W 9-4 21-4-7 12/26/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 22-4-7 12/28/1978 at Atlanta Flames W 10-4 23-4-7 12/30/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 24-4-7 01/02/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 9-0 25-4-7 01/04/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 25-5-7 01/06/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 26-5-7 01/09/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-1 27-5-7 01/10/1979 at Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 27-5-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 4-1 28-5-8 01/14/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 28-5-9 01/16/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 6-2 29-5-9 01/17/1979 at New York Rangers L 3-5 29-6-9 01/20/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2 30-6-9 01/22/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks W 2-1 31-6-9 01/25/1979 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 32-6-9 01/27/1979 vs New York Rangers L 2-7 32-7-9 01/30/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 32-8-9 02/01/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-1 33-8-9 02/03/1979 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 33-8-10 02/04/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 33-9-10 02/13/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-1 34-9-10 02/14/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 34-10-10 02/17/1979 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 35-10-10 02/19/1979 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-3 36-10-10 02/22/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-1 37-10-10 02/24/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 38-10-10 02/25/1979 at New York Rangers L 2-3 38-11-10 02/27/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 7-3 39-11-10 03/02/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 39-12-10 03/03/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 40-12-10 03/06/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 40-13-10 03/07/1979 at St. Louis Blues T 5-5 40-13-11 03/10/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-1 41-13-11 03/11/1979 at Boston Bruins T 4-4 41-13-12 03/13/1979 vs Boston Bruins W 7-2 42-13-12 03/15/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 43-13-12 03/17/1979 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 44-13-12 03/18/1979 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 45-13-12 03/22/1979 at Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 46-13-12 03/24/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 46-13-13 03/25/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 46-13-14 03/29/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-6 46-14-14 03/31/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres W 2-0 47-14-14 04/01/1979 at Washington Capitals L 4-6 47-15-14 04/03/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 48-15-14 04/05/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 49-15-14 04/07/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 9-2 50-15-14 04/08/1979 at New York Rangers W 5-2 51-15-14

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