NHL game summary from October 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (3-1-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (1-1-1) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 1 (Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire), 1:53 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (Lorne Henning, Bob Bourne), 12:30 | |
| 2: | NYI, | John Tonelli 1 (Bob Lorimer, Wayne Merrick), 5:08 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 1 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 11:42 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 16:09 |
| 2: | Rod Langway, MTL [Interference] 6:09 |
| Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 10:52 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 10:52 | |
| Mike Bossy, NYI [Holding] 12:26 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 17:07 |
Penalty time: MTL: 16 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 6- 9-10-25
NYI: 9-12- 3-24
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 2-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,223
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