NHL game summary from October 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-3-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (4-3-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Jere Gillis 3 (Thomas Gradin, Lars Lindgren), 6:48 - PP |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 1 (Wayne Merrick, Bob Lorimer), 11:13 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Steve Tambellini 3 (Anders Kallur), 3:59 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 6 (Kevin McCarthy, Jere Gillis), 5:17 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Cross checking] 3:14 |
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 5:28 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Roughing] 13:31 | |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 19:29 | |
| 2: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 5:09 |
| 3: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Slashing] 14:12 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hordy | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| John Hughes | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 4-13-24
VAN: 10- 7- 8-25
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 2-2-2)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (T, 4-3-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 12,734
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