NHL game summary from January 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-18-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (27-5-7) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 16 (Mike Kaszycki, Ed Westfall), 13:21 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 29 (John Tonelli, Gerry Hart), 9:49 |
| LA , | Tom Williams 6 (Mark Heaslip), 12:26 | |
| NYI, | Bert Marshall 1 (Bob Lorimer, Clark Gillies), 17:22 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 7 (Ed Westfall, Denis Potvin), 18:31 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 8 (Bob Bourne), 19:04 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 34 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 2:24 |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 8 (John Tonelli, Billy Harris), 16:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 3:23 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 15:06 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Randy Manery, LA [Tripping] 5:43 | |
Penalty time: LA : 2 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5-10- 5-20
NYI: 11-21-10-42
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-13-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-4-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,995
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