NHL game summary from October 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (2-1-1) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (0-3-1) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Jacques Cossette 2 (Orest Kindrachuk, Ross Lonsberry), 3:20 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 1 (Orest Kindrachuk, Russ Anderson), 10:13 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 1 (Denis Potvin, Mike Kaszycki), 15:13 | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 1 (Dave Schultz, George Ferguson), 15:24 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 2 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 19:15 - PP |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Lorimer 1 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), :44 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 1 (Dave Lewis, Stefan Persson), 11:58 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (John Tonelli), 17:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 19:01 | |
| 2: | Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Interference] 0:14 | |
| George Ferguson, PIT [Hooking] 18:16 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 2 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-15- 8-33
PIT: 17-14- 7-38
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 2-1-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 0-3-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Ron Finn
Attendance: 7,069
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com