NHL game summary from December 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (12-14-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-12-11) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 15 (Bob Murray, Terry Ruskowski), 12:52 |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 16 (Bob Murray, Terry Ruskowski), 16:48 - PP | |
| CHI, | Alain Daigle 4 (Ted Bulley, Tom Lysiak), 17:05 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 17 (Rich Preston, Terry Ruskowski), 5:25 - PP |
| CHI, | Tom Lysiak 8 (Mike O'Connell, Doug Wilson), 6:23 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Rich Preston 9 (Bob Murray), 6:55 - SH |
| CHI, | Terry Ruskowski 8 (Doug Wilson, Bob Murray), 11:27 - PP | |
| CHI, | Doug Wilson 4 (Tom Lysiak, Ted Bulley), 19:07 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Hi-sticking] 0:25 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 0:25 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Elbowing] 10:25 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 15:04 | |
| Greg Fox, CHI [Fighting] 15:04 | |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Fighting] 16:11 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 16:11 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 4:10 |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 5:25 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 5:25 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Fighting] 17:06 | |
| Alain Daigle, CHI [Fighting] 17:06 | |
| 3: | Tom Lysiak, CHI [Charging] 4:57 |
| Ron Sedlbauer, CHI [Hooking] 7:51 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Slashing] 7:51 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Slashing double minor, Fighting, Misconduct] 8:26 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 8:26 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 9:52 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 18:54 |
Penalty time: NYI: 43 minutes
CHI: 45 minutes
| 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 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex McKendry | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14- 4- 6-24
CHI: 13-17-11-41
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 7-8-4),
Glenn Resch CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 10-9-9) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Asselstine Attendance: 13,314
Glenn Resch CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 10-9-9) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Asselstine Attendance: 13,314
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