NHL game summary from December 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (22-4-7) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | John Tonelli 9 (Wayne Merrick, Billy Harris), 4:56 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 11 (Stefan Persson, Mike Bossy), 6:39 - PP | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 12 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 11:13 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 25 (Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies), 9:19 |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 19 (Lanny McDonald), 11:09 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 9 (Stefan Persson, Denis Potvin), 4:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jimmy Jones, TOR [Holding] 6:31 |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Hi-sticking] 11:01 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Roughing] 12:24 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing double minor] 12:24 | |
| 2: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Hi-sticking] 7:40 |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Hi-sticking] 7:40 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Fighting] 16:37 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 16:37 | |
| 3: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Roughing] 2:29 |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Roughing double minor] 2:29 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Holding] 6:11 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 9:17 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 9:17 | |
| Bruce Boudreau, TOR [Hooking] 14:29 |
Penalty time: TOR: 26 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 6- 6-20
NYI: 16-12-23-51
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 11-10-3)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 12-1-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,995
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