NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-11-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (21-4-7) |
1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 20 (Gerry Hart), 13:40 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 12 (Pierre Plante, Dave Farrish), 15:09 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 24 (Bryan Trottier), 1:11 - PP |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 21 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 3:41 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 8 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 5:08 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 6 (Garry Howatt, Ed Westfall), 8:59 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 25 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 11:21 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 13 (Pierre Plante, Nick Fotiu), 13:13 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 22 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 18:39 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 23 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 19:44 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 24 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 7:38 - PP |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 9 (Pierre Plante, Walt Tkaczuk), 11:20 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 12 (Ulf Nilsson, Pat Hickey), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hi-sticking] 4:22 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 9:27 | |
| 2: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Hooking] 1:08 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 14:22 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 3:43 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 6:53 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing, Game misconduct] 6:53 |
Penalty time: NYR: 50 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-14-10-31
NYI: 7-16-13-36
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 8-6-1),
John Davidson NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
John Davidson NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
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