NHL game summary from April 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (29-37-15) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (52-15-14) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Bob Lorimer, Bob Bourne), 2:29 |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 1 (J.P. Bordeleau), 7:30 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 1 (John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier), 18:41 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 1 (John Tonelli, Denis Potvin), 2:27 |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 1 (Harold Phillipoff), 6:46 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 2 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 14:25 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Mike Bossy, John Tonelli), 3:49 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 3 (Pat Price), 15:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Lysiak, CHI [Cross checking] 3:44 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 4:24 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Hooking] 5:27 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Holding] 13:07 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 19:17 | |
| 2: | Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 4:33 |
| Mike O'Connell, CHI [Roughing] 12:20 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Roughing] 12:20 | |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Roughing] 12:46 | |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 7:04 |
Penalty time: CHI: 15 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 10- 8- 6-24
NYI: 10-16- 8-34
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 0-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,995
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