NHL game summary from November 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-4-2) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Edmonton Oilers (2-5-4) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | Stefan Persson 1 (John Tonelli), 1:57 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 3 (Doug Hicks), 2:18 | |
| EDM, | Dan Newman 1 (Ron Chipperfield, Pat Price), 2:40 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 4 (Dave Lumley, Doug Hicks), 3:56 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 6 (Stefan Persson, Denis Potvin), 5:50 - PP | |
| 2: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 3 (Blair MacDonald, Risto Siltanen), 6:52 - PP |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 6 (Dave Lumley), 9:06 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 7 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 11:17 - PP | |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 9 (Wayne Gretzky), 16:48 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 4 (Bob Lorimer, Bryan Trottier), 10:27 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 8 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 16:44 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 2 (Doug Hicks, Bill Flett), 18:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brett Callighen, EDM [Slashing] 4:48 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 11:39 | ||
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 13:12 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing, Fighting] 19:46 | ||
| Colin Campbell, EDM [Slashing, Fighting] 19:46 | ||
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Cross checking] 5:34 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Hooking] 9:40 | ||
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Tripping] 19:20 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
EDM: 13 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 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Toal | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-10-10-30
EDM: 8-12- 6-26
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 2-2-0)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 2-3-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,418
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