NHL game summary from October 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (3-5-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (4-2-2) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 3 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 1:36 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 7 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 8:33 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 5 (Bob Lorimer, Billy Harris), 9:25 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 2 (Garry Howatt), 10:46 | |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 1 (Thomas Gradin, Harold Snepsts), 15:41 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 5 (Lars Lindgren), 7:43 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 6 (Garry Howatt, Bob Nystrom), 14:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lars Zetterstrom, VAN [Tripping] 7:52 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 8:42 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Interference] 10:38 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 3:27 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Roughing] 6:12 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Roughing] 6:12 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 10:46 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:46 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 11:38 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Lorne Henning, NYI [Holding] 9:53 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
NYI: 22 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-10-12-29
NYI: 9- 7- 6-22
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 3-3-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 4-1-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,461
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