NHL game summary from February 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (42-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (39-11-10) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 16 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 14:10 |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 7 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 17:42 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 23 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 1:25 - PP |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 28 (Mike Bossy), 5:33 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 24 (Guy Lapointe, Yvon Lambert), 17:57 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 14 (Stefan Persson), 19:12 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 29 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 7:45 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 11 (Denis Potvin), 13:53 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 30 (Mike Bossy, Gerry Hart), 18:41 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 15 (Rejean Houle, Doug Jarvis), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 0:45 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Holding] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:21 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 12:09 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 4:00 |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13-17-11-41
NYI: 14-12- 9-35
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 26-6-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 20-7-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,995
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