NHL game summary from January 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (22-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (17-21-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 8 (Gord Lane, Bob Nystrom), 1:12 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 12, 5:41 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 26 (Barry Long), 5:56 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 30 (Bryan Trottier), 7:43 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 20 (Pete Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 11:31 - PP | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 31 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 17:13 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 6 (Billy Harris, Mike Bossy), 14:30 |
| DET, | Willie Huber 8 (Dale McCourt), 14:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Delay of game] 4:45 |
| 2: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 8:44 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 10:17 | |
| 3: | Gord Lane, NYI [Cross checking] 10:30 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 13:13 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 13:13 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 16:03 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Roughing] 16:03 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
DET: 7 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 7- 7-23
DET: 11-10-15-36
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-10-4)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 13-16-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 16,086
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