NHL game summary from December 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (19-4-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-16-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 18, 13:46 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 13 (Wayne Merrick, John Tonelli), 14:02 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 6 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 15:32 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 2:07 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 6:03 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:03 | ||
| 2: | Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Tripping] 6:50 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Slashing] 13:59 | ||
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 13:59 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 15:25 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
DET: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11- 8- 8-27
DET: 4-10- 7-21
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-3-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 4-11-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,760
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