NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (17-3-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-12-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: TOR, Borje Salming 5, 2:50
NYI, Mike Bossy 21 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 5:02
NYI, Bob Nystrom 5 (Lorne Henning, Bob Bourne), 14:54
2: no scoring
3: NYI, Bryan Trottier 15 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 10:18
TOR, Bruce Boudreau 4 (Pat Boutette, Ian Turnbull), 16:19
Penalties:
1: Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 5:27
Jimmy Jones, TOR [Tripping] 9:17
2: Dave Hutchison, TOR [Hooking] 4:44
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 11:02
Dave Hutchison, TOR [Roughing, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 19:49
3: Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 7:56
Lanny McDonald, TOR [Roughing] 7:56
Wayne Merrick, NYI [Interference] 11:49
Walt McKechnie, TOR [Cross checking] 14:41
Stefan Persson, NYI [Slashing] 14:41
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 19:25
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 19:25
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
TOR: 37 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 31 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12- 8-11-31
TOR: 11- 7-11-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 10-1-4)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 8-6-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,485
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