NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (38-23-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (44-13-12) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
1: NYI, Garry Howatt 16 (Denis Potvin, Glenn Resch), :15
2: NYI, Mike Bossy 58 (John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier), 2:34
NYI, Mike Kaszycki 14 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 3:06 - PP
NYI, Denis Potvin 29 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 5:23 - PP
NYI, Stefan Persson 10 (John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier), 8:33 - PP
3: NYR, Mike McEwen 17 (Lucien DeBlois), 14:47
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 14 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 17:27 - PP
Penalties:
1: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 7:19
Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hooking] 19:52
2: Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 2:46
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping] 4:46
Glenn Resch, NYI [Delay of game] 5:54
Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 6:36
Don Maloney, NYR [Slashing, Fighting] 6:36
Steve Vickers, NYR [Roughing] 9:25
Stefan Persson, NYI [Roughing] 9:25
John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 15:30
3: Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 11:41
Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 15:45
Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 20:00
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
NYI: 19 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-21-13-41
NYI: 9- 9- 5-23
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 5-5-2), Wayne Thomas
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 22-6-9)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,995
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