NHL game summary from November 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (10-3-3) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (4-11-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 4 (Dennis Maruk, Gerry Meehan), 2:32 |
| 2: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 9, 8:42 |
| NYI, | Richie Hansen 1 (Lorne Henning), 11:59 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 9 (Bob Bourne, Clark Gillies), 12:14 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 3, 5:08 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 8, 11:44 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 4:22 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking] 6:59 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 8:23 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 11:58 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Interference] 19:50 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 14:16 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 14:16 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Holding] 14:36 | |
| 3: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Hooking] 10:00 |
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8- 9-14-31
WAS: 10- 9- 9-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-2-1)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 1-5-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,034
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