1979-1980 New York Islanders team stats

1979-1980 New York Islanders: 39-28-13
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Home record: 26-9-5  (154 goals scored, 106 allowed)
Road record: 13-19-8  (127 goals scored, 141 allowed)
Head Coach: Al Arbour

Power Play: 63/265 (23.8%)
Penalty Killing: 246/317 (77.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-4
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 211-172

281 goals scored (12th of 21 teams), 247 goals allowed (4th), 1298 PIM (7th)

NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 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   23   78   42   62  104   68  15   0  139   46   74   12  186  22.6  +31
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   22   75   51   41   92   12  16   0  126   47   51    0  244  20.9  +28
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   25   73   19   35   54   49   7   0  101   33   39    0  175  10.9  +29
RW    28  Anders Kallur        5'11  185   27   76   22   30   52   16   5   4   85   31   70   28  138  15.9  +12
LW    27  John Tonelli         6'1   200   22   77   14   30   44   49   3   0   68   10   52    2  103  13.6   +8
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   26   31    8   33   41   44   4   0   72   26   48   15   98   8.2  +13
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   25   73   15   25   40   52   3   0   67   22   75   35  155   9.7   +5
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   27   67   21   18   39   94   2   0   52    6   42    0  146  14.4   +4
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   25   73    4   35   39   76   2   0  100   47   49    9   91   4.4  +13
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   27   70   13   22   35   16   2   0   49    5   32    0  111  11.7  +12
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   27   67   15   15   30   37   2   1   45    6   57   18   91  16.5    0
RW    12  Duane Sutter         6'1   185   19   56   15    9   24   55   0   0   32    2   25    0   75  20.0   +5
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   26   62    5   16   21   54   0   0   65    2   90   37   66   7.6  +10
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   27   77    8   11   19  219   0   0   32    1   47   13   62  12.9   -3
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   26   74    3   16   19   53   0   0   91    3   92   36   98   3.1  +32
D     26  Dave Langevin        6'2   200   25   76    3   13   16  109   0   1   74    1   77   15   82   3.7  +11
D     24  Gord Lane            6'1   190   26   55    2   14   16  152   0   0   56    1   57   12   60   3.3  +10
D      3  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   30   32    2   13   15   26   2   0   36   10   49   11   49   4.1  -12
C     16  Steve Tambellini     6'0   190   21   45    5    8   13    4   0   0   21    1   21    0   63   7.9   -1
C     21  Butch Goring         5'9   170   30   12    6    5   11    2   0   1   16    3    9    3   20  30.0   +7
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   27   39    3    6    9    6   0   0   11    0   44   23   45   6.7  -10
C     21  Mike Kaszycki        5'9   190   23   16    1    4    5   15   0   0   13    3    7    0   13   7.7   +3
RW    20  Yvon Vautour         6'0   200   23   17    3    1    4   24   0   0    5    0   12    1   16  18.8   -6
D      6  Ken Morrow           6'4   210   23   18    0    3    3    4   0   0   20    0   22    6   19   0.0   +4
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   31   45    0    3    3    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   29   38    1    0    1   39  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     17  Garth MacGuigan      6'0   190   23    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    0    0    1   0.0   +1
G     30  Richard Brodeur      5'7   160   27    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW/RW 18  Alex McKendry        6'4   200   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
D      6  Randy Johnston       6'0   190   21    4    0    0    0    4   0   0    2    0    4    0    2   0.0   -2
D      2  Mike Hordy           5'10  180   23    9    0    0    0    7   0   0    8    0    9    1    0   ---    0

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   31  Billy Smith          29   38  2114  104  2.95  15  14   7 1021   .898   4   2
G    1  Glenn Resch          31   45  2606  132  3.04  23  14   6 1337   .901   1   3
G   30  Richard Brodeur      27    2    80    6  4.50   1   0   0   35   .829   0   0

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

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   17  RW   Duane Sutter             731          Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)           
  2   25  D    Tomas Jonsson            552          Omskoldsvik (Sweden)                 [pick acquired from WAS]
  2   38  C    Billy Carroll            322          London Knights (OHA)               
  3   59  G    Rollie Melanson          291          Windsor Spitfires (OHA)            
  4   80  D    Tim Lockridge                         Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)          
  5  101  LW   Glen Duncan                           Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  6  122  D    John Gibb                             Bowling Green State Univ. (NCAA)   

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

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
10-09-1979	signed Kevin Devine as a free agent
12-07-1979	traded Mike Kazycki to Capitals for Gord Lane
03-10-1980	traded Dave Lewis and Billy Harris to Kings for Butch Goring
07-04-1980	traded future considerations to North Stars for Alex Pirus
09-22-1980	signed Bruce Affleck as a free agent
10-06-1980	traded Richard Brodeur and Islanders' #5 pick in the 1981 draft to Canucks for Vancouver's #5 pick in the 1981 draft
10-08-1980	Rockies claimed Yvon Vautour on waivers
10-08-1980	signed Lorne Stamler as a free agent
10-09-1980	traded Alex McKendry to Flames for Calgary's #3 pick in the 1981 draft

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 04/09/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-6 04/11/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 (OT) 04/12/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 6-0 -------------------------------------------------- Round 2 04/16/1980 at Boston Bruins W 2-1 (OT) 04/17/1980 at Boston Bruins W 5-4 (OT) 04/19/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 5-3 04/21/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 (OT) 04/22/1980 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/29/1980 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-1 05/01/1980 at Buffalo Sabres W 2-1 05/03/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 7-4 05/06/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-7 05/08/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-2 05/10/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 -------------------------------------------------- Stanley Cup Finals 05/13/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 (OT) 05/15/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-8 05/17/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-2 05/19/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 05/22/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-6 05/24/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-4 (OT) Playoff Stats: 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 23 21 12 17 29 16 4 2 RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 22 16 10 13 23 8 6 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 25 21 10 10 20 10 5 2 C 21 Butch Goring 5'9 170 30 21 7 12 19 2 1 0 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 26 21 6 13 19 24 4 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 27 20 9 9 18 50 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 25 21 6 10 16 63 1 0 LW 27 John Tonelli 6'1 200 22 21 7 9 16 18 0 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 25 21 5 10 15 16 4 0 RW 12 Duane Sutter 6'1 185 19 21 3 7 10 74 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 27 21 3 4 7 2 0 3 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 27 21 2 4 6 2 0 0 LW/RW 18 Alex McKendry 6'4 200 23 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 27 21 3 1 4 84 0 0 D 24 Gord Lane 6'1 190 26 21 1 3 4 85 0 0 D 4 Bob Lorimer 6'1 200 26 21 1 3 4 41 0 0 D 6 Ken Morrow 6'4 210 23 20 1 2 3 12 0 0 D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 25 21 0 3 3 32 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 29 20 0 0 0 11 0 0 G 30 Richard Brodeur 5'7 160 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Mike Hordy 5'10 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Randy Johnston 6'0 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Anders Kallur 5'11 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 Mike Kaszycki 5'9 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 17 Garth MacGuigan 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 16 Steve Tambellini 6'0 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 20 Yvon Vautour 6'0 200 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 29 20 1198 56 2.80 15 4 572 .902 1 G 1 Glenn Resch 31 4 120 9 4.50 0 2 43 .791 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/11/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5     0-1-0
10/13/1979   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     0-2-0
10/16/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-1     1-2-0
10/18/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3     1-3-0
10/20/1979   vs Hartford Whalers          W   6-1     2-3-0
10/23/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           T   3-3     2-3-1
10/26/1979   at Hartford Whalers          W   2-1     3-3-1
10/27/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-4     4-3-1
10/31/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         T   2-2     4-3-2
11/02/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   5-7     4-4-2
11/04/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             T   4-4     4-4-3
11/06/1979   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-1     5-4-3
11/09/1979   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-5     5-5-3
11/10/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5     5-6-3
11/13/1979   vs New York Rangers          W  10-5     6-6-3
11/17/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   4-5     6-7-3
11/20/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   3-6     6-8-3
11/21/1979   at Minnesota North Stars     L   1-3     6-9-3
11/24/1979   at Los Angeles Kings         T   4-4     6-9-4
11/28/1979   at Colorado Rockies          L   4-7     6-10-4
11/30/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L   3-5     6-11-4
12/02/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             W   4-0     7-11-4
12/04/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-5     7-12-4
12/06/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-3     8-12-4
12/08/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-1     9-12-4
12/09/1979   at New York Rangers          L   4-5     9-13-4
12/11/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-1     10-13-4
12/12/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     10-13-5
12/15/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     10-13-6
12/18/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   3-2     11-13-6
12/22/1979   vs Washington Capitals       W   2-1     12-13-6
12/23/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-8     12-14-6
12/27/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        W   7-3     13-14-6
12/30/1979   at Detroit Red Wings         L   2-4     13-15-6
01/02/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-1     14-15-6
01/03/1980   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   3-4     14-16-6
01/05/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-1     15-16-6
01/08/1980   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   3-0     16-16-6
01/09/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     16-17-6
01/12/1980   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-2     17-17-6

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/15/1980   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-2     18-17-6
01/17/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   9-6     19-17-6
01/19/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   3-1     20-17-6
01/22/1980   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   2-1     21-17-6
01/23/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         W   5-3     22-17-6
01/26/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          W   3-2     23-17-6
01/27/1980   at Washington Capitals       L   1-7     23-18-6
01/29/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   2-2     23-18-7
01/31/1980   at Boston Bruins             L   2-4     23-19-7
02/02/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   3-2     24-19-7
02/03/1980   at Hartford Whalers          L   3-5     24-20-7
02/07/1980   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-1     25-20-7
02/09/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-0     26-20-7
02/12/1980   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   0-0     26-20-8
02/14/1980   at Colorado Rockies          W   5-3     27-20-8
02/16/1980   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-3     27-21-8
02/17/1980   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-4     27-22-8
02/19/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-6     27-23-8
02/21/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     27-24-8
02/23/1980   at St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     28-24-8
02/24/1980   at New York Rangers          L   2-8     28-25-8
02/27/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          W   5-3     29-25-8
03/01/1980   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   3-4     29-26-8
03/02/1980   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   0-0     29-26-9
03/04/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   6-4     30-26-9
03/06/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-2     31-26-9
03/08/1980   vs Boston Bruins             L   3-5     31-27-9
03/09/1980   at Washington Capitals       L   1-3     31-28-9
03/11/1980   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-1     32-28-9
03/15/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-2     33-28-9
03/16/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-1     34-28-9
03/18/1980   vs Atlanta Flames            W   6-3     35-28-9
03/22/1980   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     35-28-10
03/23/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            T   1-1     35-28-11
03/25/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-2     36-28-11
03/28/1980   at Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     36-28-12
03/30/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          W   9-6     37-28-12
04/01/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     T   1-1     37-28-13
04/04/1980   at Atlanta Flames            W   7-3     38-28-13
04/05/1980   vs New York Rangers          W   2-1     39-28-13

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