NHL game summary from February 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-32-14) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (38-10-10) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 49 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 4:54 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 50 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 15:32 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 10, :59 |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 22 (John Tonelli), 8:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 4:04 |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing] 1:17 |
| Dan Labraaten, DET [Hooking] 1:17 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Kneeing] 10:04 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 11:27 | |
| 3: | Mike Bossy, NYI [Holding] 0:30 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 3:36 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 3:36 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Slashing] 15:46 |
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 6-12-28
NYI: 7-11- 4-22
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 9-24-11)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 19-7-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,995
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