1979-1980 New York Islanders team stats

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1979-1980 New York Islanders: 39-28-13
Previous Season Next Season 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 
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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 
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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 
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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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