NHL game summary from February 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (35-10-10) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (18-31-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYI, Bob Nystrom 10 (Denis Potvin, Bob Lorimer), 4:04
VAN, Stan Smyl 9 (Thomas Gradin), 7:24
NYI, Bob Nystrom 11 (Denis Potvin), 16:42
2: VAN, Jere Gillis 11 (Chris Oddleifson, Bob Manno), 15:52
3: VAN, Stan Smyl 10 (Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser), 5:41 - PP
NYI, Mike Bossy 46 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 10:26
NYI, Bryan Trottier 38 (Billy Harris, Stefan Persson), 12:20
NYI, Bob Lorimer 3 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 13:30
Penalties:
1: Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 0:52
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 3:48
Don Kozak, VAN [Fighting] 3:48
Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 9:19
2: Thomas Gradin, VAN [Hi-sticking] 9:29
Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 18:10
3: Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 5:03
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
VAN: 9 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 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Flockhart | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-11-10-29
VAN: 7-12-13-32
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 18-3-9)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 1-6-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,398
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