NHL game summary 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
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