NHL game summary from October 27, 1978

Team	1	2	3	F
New York Islanders (3-2-2)	1	2	2	5
Atlanta Flames (6-0-2)	3	1	4	8

1:	NYI,	Mike Bossy 5 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 4:14 - PP
	ATL,	Eric Vail 5 (Bob MacMillan, Richard Mulhern), 5:18
	ATL,	Bob MacMillan 5 (Guy Chouinard, Richard Mulhern), 5:39
	ATL,	Richard Mulhern 1 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 12:38
2:	NYI,	Mike Bossy 6 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 5:36
	ATL,	Guy Chouinard 6 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 12:29
	NYI,	John Tonelli 5 (Mike Kaszycki, Billy Harris), 12:44
3:	ATL,	Willi Plett 5 (Ken Houston, Tom Lysiak), 2:14
	NYI,	Billy Harris 3 (John Tonelli, Mike Kaszycki), 2:45
	ATL,	Eric Vail 6 (Guy Chouinard, Dave Shand), 8:08
	ATL,	Bob MacMillan 6 (Bill Clement), 11:41
	NYI,	Ed Westfall 1 (Lorne Henning, Richie Hansen), 16:55
	ATL,	Bobby Lalonde 6 (Dave Shand, Willi Plett), 17:24

Penalties:

1:	Garry Howatt, NYI [Cross checking] 1:22
	Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 3:49
	John Gould, ATL [Hooking] 8:03
	Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 13:14
	Bob Nystrom, NYI [Tripping] 17:11
2:	Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 6:16
	Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 16:34
3:	Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
	Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
	Tom Lysiak, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
	Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
	Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
	Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49

Penalty time: NYI: 51 minutes ATL: 53 minutes

NYI Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Pat Price	3	D	0	0	0	0	-1	0
Bob Lorimer	4	D	0	0	0	0	-4	1
Denis Potvin	5	D	0	2	2	0	-4	3
Stefan Persson	7	D	0	0	0	0	1	1
Garry Howatt	8	LW	0	0	0	17	-1	2
Clark Gillies	9	LW	0	0	0	0	-3	1
Lorne Henning	10	C	0	1	1	0	1	3
Richie Hansen	12	C	0	1	1	0	0	2
Bob Bourne	14	C	0	0	0	15	-1	1
Billy Harris	15	RW	1	1	2	0	0	5
Ed Westfall	18	RW	1	0	1	0	0	1
Bryan Trottier	19	C	0	2	2	0	-3	6
Mike Kaszycki	21	C	0	2	2	0	0	1
Mike Bossy	22	RW	2	0	2	0	-3	5
Bob Nystrom	23	RW	0	0	0	17	-1	2
Dave Lewis	25	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Tonelli	27	LW	1	1	2	0	-1	3
Billy Smith	31	G	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)							-20	38
TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)					-20	38

ATL Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Greg Fox	2	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Ribble	3	D	0	0	0	15	1	0
Richard Mulhern	4	D	1	2	3	0	2	1
Brad Marsh	5	D	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Houston	6	RW	0	1	1	15	-1	1
Bobby Lalonde	7	C	1	0	1	0	0	4
Dave Shand	8	D	0	2	2	0	4	2
Jean Pronovost	9	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	1
Bill Clement	10	C	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bob MacMillan	11	RW	2	2	4	2	4	6
Tom Lysiak	12	C	0	1	1	15	-1	2
Guy Chouinard	16	C	1	3	4	0	4	3
John Gould	21	RW	0	0	0	2	1	4
Harold Phillipoff	24	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	0
Willi Plett	25	RW	1	1	2	4	2	2
Eric Vail	27	LW	2	2	4	0	5	3
Dan Bouchard	30	G	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)							20	30
TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)					20	30

Shots: NYI: 13- 9-16-38 ATL: 11- 8-11-30 Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 0-1-1) ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 6-0-2) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Jim Christison Attendance: 15,061

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