NHL game summary from October 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-3-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hartford Whalers (1-4-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 3 (Andre Lacroix), 16:25 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | John Tonelli 2 (Billy Harris), 3:53 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 5 (Bryan Trottier), 10:50 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 7:54 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 11:55 | |
| 2: | Mike Hordy, NYI [Hooking] 1:57 |
| Nick Fotiu, HAR [Hi-sticking] 4:49 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Interference] 15:48 | |
| 3: | Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Slashing] 1:56 |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Holding] 6:30 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Slashing] 7:45 | |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 8:06 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:37 |
Penalty time: NYI: 12 minutes
HAR: 8 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M.F. Schurman | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Luksa | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-11-11-28
HAR: 9- 7-11-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 2-1-0)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 1-4-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Mark Pare
Attendance: 7,267
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