NHL game summary from May 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (57-19-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 New York Rangers (50-32-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| New York Rangers win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: NYI, Mike Bossy 6 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 8:56 - PP
2: NYR, Don Murdoch 6 (Mario Marois), 5:03
NYR, Ron Greschner 6 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 8:45 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Bob Lorimer, NYI [Cross checking] 3:59
Don Murdoch, NYR [Cross checking] 7:47
Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 10:24
Phil Esposito, NYR [Interference] 10:24
Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 15:50
Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 15:50
2: Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 7:33
Stefan Persson, NYI [Roughing] 11:56
Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Roughing] 11:56
3: none
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10- 9- 3-22
NYR: 9- 9- 9-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 2-3-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 10-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,372
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