NHL game summary from January 2, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (14-15-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 21 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 3:24 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 21 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 14:10 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | John Anderson 9 (Laurie Boschman, Rocky Saganiuk), 6:10 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 4 (Bob Nystrom, Dave Lewis), 15:19 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, TOR [Holding] 1:16 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 3:42 | |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Tripping] 13:17 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 18:06 | |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 2:19 |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Tripping] 10:00 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 18:49 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Slashing] 18:49 | |
| 3: | Laurie Boschman, TOR [Holding] 11:09 |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
TOR: 8 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 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stephenson | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carl Brewer | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12- 9- 9-30
TOR: 12-13- 9-34
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 7-7-2)
TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 5-7-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,485
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