NHL game summary from January 31, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (23-19-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (30-14-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Dwight Foster 6 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Middleton), 11:13 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 20 (Dwight Foster, Stan Jonathan), 11:38 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 16 (Rick Middleton, Brad Park), 2:48 |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 33 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 7:45 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 13 (Steve Tambellini, Duane Sutter), 8:51 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 21, 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 6:10 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Boarding] 8:57 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hooking] 9:25 | |
| Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 14:17 | |
| 2: | John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 8:50 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Fighting] 8:50 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Game misconduct] 17:32 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 17:32 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing double minor] 17:32 | |
| 3: | John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing, Hi-sticking] 3:37 |
Penalty time: NYI: 21 minutes
BOS: 17 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 2- 7-12-21
BOS: 6- 9- 3-18
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 11-12-4)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-7-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Joe Dame
Attendance: 11,403
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