All NHL game summaries from October 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (1-3-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (3-1-0) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 1 (Mike Kaszycki, John Tonelli), 6:13 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 1 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 9:13 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 3 (Dwight Foster), 14:58 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Steve Tambellini 1, 1:53 |
| 3: | BOS, | John Wensink 2 (Dwight Foster), 4:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Hooking] 17:30 | |
| 2: | Ray Bourque, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:20 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 9:20 | ||
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 17:21 | ||
| Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:34 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 4 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 8- 6-19
BOS: 11-16-11-38
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-2-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 11,632
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (1-2-0) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (0-3-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 4 (Dale Hoganson, Serge Bernier), 8:55 - PP |
| 2: | COL, | Doug Berry 1 (Barry Beck, Ron Delorme), 8:39 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 1 (Jamie Hislop, Dale Hoganson), 16:17 | |
| 3: | COL, | Nelson Pyatt 1, 2:58 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 1, 10:52 | |
| QUE, | Bob Fitchner 1, 16:06 | |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 5 (Marc Tardif, Bob Fitchner), 16:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, QUE [Hooking] 4:09 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Holding] 8:47 | ||
| Alain Cote, QUE [Hooking] 12:07 | ||
| Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 14:24 | ||
| 2: | Garry Lariviere, QUE [Charging] 0:17 | |
| Don Saleski, COL [Roughing] 2:21 | ||
| Paul Baxter, QUE [Roughing] 2:21 | ||
| Don Ashby, COL [Holding] 9:33 | ||
| Rene Robert, COL [Hooking] 11:52 | ||
| Marc Tardif, QUE [Holding] 13:01 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 10 minutes
COL: 10 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Weir | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Lariviere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Real Cloutier | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Jamie Hislop | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Fitchner | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Alain Cote | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pierre Lacroix | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goran Hogosta | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hoganson | 33 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Morrison | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 13-13-10-36
COL: 14-12-13-39
Goalies: QUE: Goran Hogosta (W, 1-1-0)
COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 0-3-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 6,389
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-2-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (2-1-0) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 1 (Ron Duguay, Carol Vadnais), :58 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 2 (Ron Greschner, Don Maloney), 2:20 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 1 (Walt Tkaczuk), 8:51 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 3 (Doug Sulliman, Phil Esposito), 15:56 | |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 3 (Jere Gillis, Thomas Gradin), 17:58 | |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 2 (Dennis Kearns, Lars Lindgren), 18:52 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 1 (Curt Fraser, Brent Ashton), 3:32 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 3 (Don Maloney, Mike McEwen), 7:19 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 4 (Don Maloney, Ron Greschner), 10:42 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 6:36 |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 8:41 |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 13:11 | |
| 3: | Tim Bothwell, NYR [Hi-sticking] 6:14 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hooking] 8:56 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Cross checking, Misconduct] 14:49 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking, Misconduct] 14:49 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 15:01 |
Penalty time: VAN: 18 minutes
NYR: 18 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Hughes | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 7- 7-23
NYR: 16- 7-10-33
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 2-2-1)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,367
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (2-3-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (3-1-0) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 1 (Ken Linseman, Dennis Ververgaert), 8:39 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 4 (Rick MacLeish, Brian Propp), 11:57 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 2 (Bobby Clarke, Norm Barnes), 8:46 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 4 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 16:56 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 2, 19:51 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 2 (Ken Linseman, Brian Propp), 3:12 - PP |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 3, 7:29 | |
| PHI, | John Paddock 1 (Bob Kelly), 7:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Interference] 9:24 |
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Holding] 11:51 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, ATL [Delay of game] 5:01 |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Hooking] 13:54 | |
| 3: | Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 1:17 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 9:09 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 16:51 | |
| Brian Propp, PHI [Slashing] 16:51 |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Garry Unger | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12- 6- 7-25
PHI: 9-10-16-35
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 2-2-0)
PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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