NHL game summary from October 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-1-3) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (3-1-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: NYI, Bob Lorimer 2 (Denis Potvin, John Tonelli), 18:50
2: NYI, John Tonelli 2, 4:53
NYI, Mike Kaszycki 1 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 7:48 - PP
3: NYI, John Tonelli 3, 1:34
NYR, Ulf Nilsson 1 (Pat Hickey, Nick Fotiu), 4:49 - PP
NYI, Bryan Trottier 3 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 7:42 - PP
NYR, Phil Esposito 1 (Dave Farrish), 9:25 - PP
NYR, Mario Marois 1 (Ron Duguay, Anders Hedberg), 19:17 - PP
Penalties:
1: Clark Gillies, NYI [Tripping] 11:46
2: Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 5:55
John Tonelli, NYI [Hooking] 9:53
John Tonelli, NYI [Hooking] 13:38
John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 18:06
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:06
3: Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 4:40
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 5:55
Pat Price, NYI [Hooking] 8:10
Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 14:04
Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 15:10
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing] 17:22
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 8- 8-25
NYI: 5- 9-11-25
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 0-1-1), Doug Soetaert
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 3-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,995
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