NHL game summary from January 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-22-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Islanders (25-4-7) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 31 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 3:59 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 32 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 10:16 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 13 (Lorne Henning, Bob Nystrom), 6:08 |
| NYI, | Dave Lewis 2 (Garry Howatt, Bryan Trottier), 11:51 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 33 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 14:00 | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 11 (Wayne Merrick, Denis Potvin), 15:57 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 14 (Gerry Hart, Bob Nystrom), 1:07 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 8 (Billy Harris, John Tonelli), 7:46 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 10, 9:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 0:53 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 3:22 | ||
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 9:11 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 11:10 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 13:39 | ||
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 7:36 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Hooking] 14:51 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Drew Callander | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 23 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11- 5- 7-23
NYI: 7-17-11-35
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 9-11-2)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 14-1-6)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,968
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