NHL game summary from October 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (1-3-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (2-3-0) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 2 (Mike Kaszycki, Jean Potvin), 4:38 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 3 (Bob Lorimer, John Tonelli), 18:49 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 4 (Stefan Persson, Dave Langevin), 1:26 |
| NYI, | Anders Kallur 1 (Clark Gillies, Steve Tambellini), 2:08 | |
| NYI, | Steve Tambellini 2 (Anders Kallur, Clark Gillies), 11:51 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 4 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Langevin), 1:29 |
| HAR, | Ray Allison 2 (Alan Hangsleben, Andre Lacroix), 3:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 6:12 |
| Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 10:49 | |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 16:49 | |
| 2: | John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 13:32 |
| 3: | Mike Rogers, HAR [Tripping] 16:36 |
| Gordie Howe, HAR [Elbowing] 19:52 |
Penalty time: HAR: 8 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| M.F. Schurman | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chuck Luksa | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hordy | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 6- 9- 9-24
NYI: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 1-3-2)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,556
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