NHL game summary from January 25, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (32-6-9) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (30-11-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 14 (Dwight Foster), 9:02 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 34 (Pat Price, Mike Bossy), 18:54 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 3 (Bob Bourne), 7:47 |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 38 (Clark Gillies), 5:39 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 13 (Jean Ratelle), 7:12 - SH | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 12 (Wayne Merrick, Dave Lewis), 19:27 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 1:57 |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Tripping] 4:35 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 6:29 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 10:28 | |
| 2: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 0:55 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 12:36 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 16:36 | |
| 3: | John Wensink, BOS [Interference] 6:32 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
BOS: 10 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 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hordy | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 4- 9-17
BOS: 8-12-10-30
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 16-2-8)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 14-5-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,192
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