NHL game summary from November 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-7-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (6-3-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 5 (Bryan Trottier, Bert Marshall), 3:35 |
| 2: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 2 (Billy Harris), 1:04 - SH |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 3 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 16:02 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 6 (Bob Bourne, Mike Bossy), 11:36 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 7 (Mike Kaszycki), 15:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Interference] 19:26 |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:39 |
| Mike Bossy, NYI [Hooking] 15:06 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking] 18:28 | |
| 3: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 9:11 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 9:11 | |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Holding] 10:04 |
Penalty time: WAS: 9 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 5- 4-17
NYI: 17-11-17-45
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 1-3-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 1-2-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,995
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