NHL game summary 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
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