NHL game summary from December 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (13-15-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-16-7) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 14 (Dale McCourt, Greg Joly), 1:47 |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 5 (Jim Korn, Paul Woods), 4:56 - PP | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 17 (Bill Hogaboam), 8:57 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 23 (Errol Thompson, Jim Korn), 13:17 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 20 (Gord Lane, Clark Gillies), 16:33 |
| NYI, | Anders Kallur 9 (Gord Lane, Billy Harris), 18:37 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Tonelli, NYI [Slashing] 2:59 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 5:55 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Slashing] 10:17 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Slashing] 10:17 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Elbowing, Roughing] 11:21 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Elbowing, Roughing] 11:21 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Roughing] 11:21 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 17:08 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:10 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:10 | |
| Dan Bolduc, DET [Fighting] 18:48 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Game misconduct] 18:48 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 18:48 | |
| 3: | Pete Mahovlich, DET [Slashing] 1:03 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Slashing] 1:03 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 6:09 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Boarding] 6:48 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 13:38 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 17:28 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 17:28 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Game misconduct] 17:28 |
Penalty time: NYI: 53 minutes
DET: 49 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-10-17-37
DET: 13- 7- 7-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 6-7-2)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 7-11-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 18,101
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