New York Islanders
at
Boston Bruins
Nov 2, 1978 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
1 | 15 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 26 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 12:22 | NYI | Wayne Merrick (1) PP | Stefan Persson (7) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:05 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (3) PP | Peter McNab (8), Dwight Foster (2) | 1 - 1 |
| 15:44 | BOS | Don Marcotte (6) | Wayne Cashman (3), Bob Miller (7) | 1 - 2 |
| 18:40 | BOS | Peter McNab (8) | Dennis O'Brien (1), Rick Smith (5) | 1 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 18:27 | BOS | Bob Miller (4) | Rick Middleton (8) | 1 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:25 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | Interference | 2 |
| 14:12 | NYI | Pat Price | Interference | 2 |
| 16:31 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:00 | BOS | Bob Miller | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:00 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Holding | 2 |
| 07:00 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:19 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | High sticking | 2 |
| 04:19 | NYI | Billy Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:33 | BOS | Dennis O'Brien | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:33 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Fighting | 5 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bob Lorimer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Bert Marshall |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Lewis |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Pat Price |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
L | 26 | 22 | 4 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dwight Foster |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bobby Schmautz |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ab DeMarco |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Al Secord |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilles Gilbert |
W | 15 | 14 | 1 | 60:00 |