All NHL game summaries from October 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (2-7-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (5-2-2) |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1: | COL, | Nelson Pyatt 2 (Clayton Pachal), 10:23 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 3 (Bob Lorimer), 4:30 |
| COL, | Dennis Owchar 1 (Andy Spruce, Paul Gardner), 10:52 - PP | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 2, 11:32 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 4 (Pat Price), 12:06 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 2 (Bob Bourne), 2:01 |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 2 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 2:50 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 8 (Paul Gardner), 6:52 - PP | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 2 (Bob Bourne, Pat Price), 7:58 | |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 3 (Billy Harris, Bert Marshall), 9:17 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 4 (John Tonelli, Mike Kaszycki), 9:48 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 5 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Bourne), 14:57 | |
| COL, | Larry Skinner 3 (Andy Spruce, Jack Valiquette), 16:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 14:16 |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 17:40 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Boarding] 9:27 |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Elbowing] 12:37 | |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Interference] 12:37 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Tripping] 14:40 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 17:03 | |
| 3: | Pat Price, NYI [Hooking] 4:57 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 11:56 | |
| Clayton Pachal, COL [Hooking] 12:27 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 18:25 |
Penalty time: COL: 10 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 5- 6-10-21
NYI: 10- 7- 8-25
Goalies: COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 2-2-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 5-1-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 13,603
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (8-0-2) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (2-5-3) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Richard Mulhern 2 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 4:06 |
| ATL, | John Gould 3 (Guy Chouinard, Bill Clement), 11:34 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 5 (Jean Pronovost, Dave Shand), 6:23 |
| STL, | Curt Bennett 3 (Rick Bowness, Larry Patey), 16:33 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 8 (Guy Chouinard, Pat Ribble), 16:50 | |
| 3: | STL, | Bernie Federko 5 (Dick Lamby, Wayne Babych), 14:56 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 8 (Bob MacMillan), 18:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Palazzari, STL [Boarding] 4:49 |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Delay of game] 9:21 | |
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Interference] 7:05 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Tripping] 11:18 | |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 19:20 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing, Fighting] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 9:23 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
STL: 7 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Lamby | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Doug Palazzari | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Masters | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Richardson | 36 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12-11- 9-32
STL: 11-10- 5-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 8-0-2)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 2-4-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 9,636
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