NHL game summary from January 10, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (27-5-8) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-22-12) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 30 (Stefan Persson, Denis Potvin), 17:31 - PP |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 16 (Andre St. Laurent, Errol Thompson), 5:33 - PP |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 17 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 10:53 - PP | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 9 (John Tonelli), 12:49 | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 7 (Lorry Gloeckner, Perry Miller), 13:41 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 31 (John Tonelli, Billy Harris), 17:44 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 35 (Clark Gillies, Dave Lewis), 9:33 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 8 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 17:21 - PP | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 9 (Greg Carroll, Vaclav Nedomansky), 17:43 | |
| DET, | Paul Woods 5 (Bill Lochead), 18:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 5:56 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 9:08 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Holding] 13:30 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Charging] 16:17 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:17 | |
| Greg Carroll, DET [Tripping] 16:17 | |
| 2: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 5:29 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 9:31 | |
| 3: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 15:20 |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Hooking] 15:52 |
Penalty time: NYI: 12 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| 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 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-17- 4-28
DET: 11- 7-16-34
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 15-1-7)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 5-15-9)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,475
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