NHL game summary from December 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-10-4) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (17-4-6) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 7 (Ed Westfall, Lorne Henning), 11:04 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 23 (Bryan Trottier), 13:40 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 9 (Pat Price, Mike Bossy), 14:07 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 19 (Bob Murdoch, Marcel Dionne), 19:46 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Dave Taylor 15 (Danny Grant, Marcel Dionne), :17 - PP |
| LA , | Danny Grant 10 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 3:27 | |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 8 (Mike Murphy, Syl Apps), 11:57 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 20 (Mike Murphy), 13:41 - SH | |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 6 (Pat Price), 17:29 |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 2 (Bob Bourne, Lorne Henning), 18:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 17:51 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 19:07 | |
| 2: | Bert Wilson, LA [Boarding] 0:36 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 10:03 | |
| Rob Palmer, LA [Tripping] 12:54 | |
| 3: | Ron Grahame, LA [Delay of game] 11:35 |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 18:51 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Holding] 19:22 |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 11-10- 4-25
NYI: 10- 9-13-32
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (T, 9-8-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 10-1-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,286
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