NHL game summary from January 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (12-26-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (29-5-9) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Dave Lewis, Mike Bossy), 1:36 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 18 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 2:12 - PP | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 36 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 10:00 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 19 (Stefan Persson, Billy Harris), 2:32 - PP |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 17 (Guy Charron, Bob Sirois), 17:44 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Rick Green 7 (Ryan Walter, Bob Sirois), 7:13 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 20 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 9:24 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 18 (Mike Kaszycki, Lorne Henning), 13:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Cross checking] 2:00 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 10:45 | |
| 2: | Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 1:04 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Cross checking, Fighting] 11:34 | |
| Michel Bergeron, WAS [Fighting] 11:34 | |
| 3: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Holding] 6:13 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:39 |
Penalty time: WAS: 9 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 14- 8- 9-31
NYI: 13- 4- 9-26
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (L, 4-4-3)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 14-4-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,995
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