NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (10-13-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: PIT, Rick Kehoe 13 (Orest Kindrachuk, Randy Carlyle), 6:26 - PP
PIT, Nick Libett 8 (Mario Faubert, George Ferguson), 7:46
2: NYI, Anders Kallur 7 (Jean Potvin), 6:46 - PP
PIT, Pat Hughes 5 (Greg Malone, Gary McAdam), 8:47
3: NYI, Bob Nystrom 5 (Bryan Trottier, Jean Potvin), 3:31 - PP
NYI, John Tonelli 7 (Bryan Trottier, Anders Kallur), 7:31
Penalties:
1: Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 6:10
2: George Ferguson, PIT [Hooking] 5:50
Billy Smith, NYI [Tripping] 15:20
Greg Malone, PIT [Slashing] 16:24
Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing double minor] 17:02
3: Russ Anderson, PIT [Cross checking] 2:16
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 3- 6-16
PIT: 12-14-13-39
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 6-7-4)
PIT: Rob Holland (T, 8-8-5)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 8,036
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