NHL game summary from March 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (29-29-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (43-13-12) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 41 (John Tonelli), 10:43
2: NYI, Bryan Trottier 42 (Bob Bourne, John Tonelli), 2:29
NYI, Denis Potvin 27 (Bob Bourne), 6:04 - SH
NYI, Stefan Persson 9 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 9:19 - PP
NYI, Bryan Trottier 43 (Dave Lewis, Stefan Persson), 19:01
3: TOR, Lanny McDonald 32 (Ian Turnbull), 9:50
TOR, Walt McKechnie 23 (Dan Maloney, Rocky Saganiuk), 16:21 - PP
NYI, Denis Potvin 28, 19:46 - SH-EN
Penalties:
1: Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR 4:21
2: Wayne Merrick, NYI 4:31
Joel Quenneville, TOR 7:49
Ian Turnbull, TOR 13:28
3: Clark Gillies, NYI 15:35
Lanny McDonald, TOR [major] 18:29
Billy Smith, NYI [minor, major] 18:29
Penalty time: TOR: 11 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5-11-17-33
NYI: 5-13- 5-23
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 21-18-9)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 22-7-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,995
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