NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (10-13-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 19 (John Tonelli, Anders Kallur), 7:04
PIT, Gregg Sheppard 6 (George Ferguson, Nick Libett), 9:11
2: PIT, George Ferguson 8 (Ron Stackhouse, Orest Kindrachuk), 11:16
3: NYI, Bob Nystrom 6 (Wayne Merrick, Gord Lane), 13:08
NYI, Bob Bourne 3 (Wayne Merrick, Gord Lane), 15:15
PIT, Greg Malone 9, 19:55
Penalties:
1: Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 15:37
Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 15:37
George Ferguson, PIT [Hooking] 17:05
Duane Sutter, NYI [Interference] 19:30
2: Bob Stewart, PIT [Holding] 13:11
3: none
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 4- 9-14-27
NYI: 12- 7- 6-25
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (T, 3-0-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 4-6-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,995
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