All NHL game summaries from November 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-3-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (7-1-2) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Stefan Persson), 12:22 - PP |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 3 (Peter McNab, Dwight Foster), 10:05 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 6 (Wayne Cashman, Bob Miller), 15:44 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 8 (Dennis O'Brien, Rick Smith), 18:40 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bob Miller 4 (Rick Middleton), 18:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Interference] 10:25 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Interference] 14:12 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 16:31 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding, Roughing] 7:00 |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Roughing] 7:00 | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:19 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Hi-sticking] 4:19 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Fighting] 15:33 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 15:33 |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
BOS: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 3- 5-15
BOS: 8- 9- 9-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 0-2-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 7-1-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Finn
Attendance: 13,021
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (6-1-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-8-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 4 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ron Greschner), 12:21 - PP |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 1 (Greg Polis), 13:45 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 3 (Pierre Plante), 19:31 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andy Spruce, COL [Hooking] 8:46 |
| Kevin Krook, COL [Tripping] 11:41 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| Ron Delorme, COL [Hi-sticking] 18:15 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Joe Watson, COL [Tripping] 10:13 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| 3: | Pierre Plante, NYR [Tripping] 9:40 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 12:40 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
COL: 8 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Krook | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9- 8-10-27
COL: 12- 5- 9-26
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 2-1-1)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 5,743
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-6-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (6-4-1) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 3 (Ryan Walter), 2:47 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 2 (Guy Lafleur), 3:48 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 4 (Yvon Lambert, Larry Robinson), 13:12 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 1 (Mario Tremblay), 8:30 |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 4 (Doug Risebrough, Serge Savard), 12:37 | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 3 (Gerry Meehan), 14:23 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 8:28 |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Hooking] 15:50 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Roughing] 16:10 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Roughing] 16:10 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Interference] 6:18 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Holding] 9:25 | |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Interference] 15:25 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Spearing major] 15:25 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Spearing major] 15:25 | |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting] 9:26 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting] 9:26 |
Penalty time: WAS: 20 minutes
MTL: 14 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 3- 7-18
MTL: 12-20-11-43
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 1-4-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 3-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,554
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (2-4-3) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (3-5-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 6 (Bobby Clarke), 3:50 - SH |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 5 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Jerry Korab), 1:54 - PP |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 5 (Paul Holmgren, Mel Bridgman), 17:12 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 2 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 4:04 - PP |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 7:59 - PP | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 2 (Lee Fogolin, Danny Gare), 10:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Elbowing] 3:06 |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Tripping] 6:10 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Slashing] 8:06 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 11:28 | |
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 0:38 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 2:33 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 4:08 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:08 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Cross checking] 9:52 | |
| 3: | Terry Martin, BUF [Tripping] 3:52 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Boarding] 5:59 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 18:23 |
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
PHI: 14 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5-15- 9-29
PHI: 10-16-16-42
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 2-4-2)
PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 3-4-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,077
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