NHL game summary from February 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (34-10-10) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-19-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Dudley 1 (Danny Gare, Gilbert Perreault), 1:21 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 45 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 11:30 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 14 (Don Luce), 12:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 8:39 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 10:48 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hooking] 11:47 | |
| 2: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 19:01 |
| 3: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Holding] 4:08 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Hooking] 9:19 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hi-sticking major] 18:31 |
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-10-10-26
BUF: 11- 9- 9-29
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 17-7-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 16-13-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,433
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