NHL game summary from November 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-8-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (6-7-3) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Willie Huber 3 (Pete Mahovlich), 4:51 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 11 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 15:01 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Mike Foligno 5 (Pete Mahovlich), 3:17 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 10 (Dan Labraaten, Barry Long), 7:48 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 15:21 | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 4 (Dave Langevin, Wayne Merrick), 17:36 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 7 (Errol Thompson, Reed Larson), 4:25 - PP |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 8 (Mike Foligno, Vaclav Nedomansky), 5:11 - PP | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 12 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis), 11:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 4:22 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 14:17 | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 6:43 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 6:43 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 13:15 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Tripping] 18:48 | |
| 3: | Anders Kallur, NYI [Holding] 2:26 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 3:42 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Slashing] 20:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 8- 8-27
NYI: 16- 8-11-35
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 3-3-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 4-4-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,995
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