NHL game summary from February 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (33-8-9) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-18-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 9 (Bob Bourne), 3:09 |
| 2: | PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 13 (Al Hill, Rick MacLeish), 3:40 |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 23 (Gerry Hart, Mike Bossy), 1:45 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 40 (Lorne Henning, Garry Howatt), 6:37 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 10 (Billy Harris), 11:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 8:45 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Hooking] 19:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 2 minutes
PHI: 2 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 18 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 6- 6-18
PHI: 9- 8- 7-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 17-5-1)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 5-4-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Attendance: 17,077
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