NHL game summary from January 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (25-5-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-13-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 14 (Mike Bossy), 13:21 |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 15 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 5:48 - PP |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 10 (Rick MacLeish, Bob Dailey), 6:36 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 18 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), 17:10 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 11 (Andre Dupont, Mel Bridgman), 17:49 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 1:23 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Interference] 1:59 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 1:59 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 13:50 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 17:12 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Fighting, Hi-sticking major] 17:12 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Roughing] 17:12 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Roughing] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Misconduct] 2:12 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 5:04 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 6:15 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 9:08 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 12:26 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:54 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 7:45 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 |
Penalty time: NYI: 26 minutes
PHI: 29 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5-13-14-32
PHI: 12-14- 5-31
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 11-4-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 15-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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