New York Rangers
at
New York Islanders
Dec 23, 1978 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 31 | |
| 9 | 36 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:40 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (20) | Gerry Hart (4) | 0 - 1 |
| 15:09 | NYR | Ron Greschner (12) | Pierre Plante (10), Dave Farrish (8) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:11 | NYI | Mike Bossy (24) PP | Bryan Trottier (27) | 1 - 2 |
| 03:41 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (21) | Clark Gillies (26), Mike Bossy (16) | 1 - 3 |
| 05:08 | NYI | Garry Howatt (8) | Bryan Trottier (28), Gerry Hart (5) | 1 - 4 |
| 08:59 | NYI | Stefan Persson (6) | Garry Howatt (5), Ed Westfall (6) | 1 - 5 |
| 11:21 | NYI | Mike Bossy (25) | Bryan Trottier (29), Clark Gillies (27) | 1 - 6 |
| 13:13 | NYR | Ron Greschner (13) | Pierre Plante (11), Nick Fotiu (4) | 2 - 6 |
| 18:39 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (22) | Clark Gillies (28), Mike Bossy (17) | 2 - 7 |
| 19:44 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (23) PP | Clark Gillies (29), Stefan Persson (20) | 2 - 8 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:38 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (24) PP | Mike Bossy (18), Denis Potvin (27) | 2 - 9 |
| 11:20 | NYR | Mike McEwen (9) | Pierre Plante (12), Walt Tkaczuk (13) | 3 - 9 |
| 17:05 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (12) | Ulf Nilsson (20), Pat Hickey (19) | 4 - 9 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:22 | NYI | Mike Kaszycki | High sticking | 2 |
| 09:27 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:08 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Hooking | 2 |
| 14:22 | NYI | Stefan Persson | Holding | 2 |
| 19:06 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:43 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Hooking | 2 |
| 06:53 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:53 | NYI | Pat Price | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Mario Marois | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Mario Marois | Misconduct | 10 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Mario Marois | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:53 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Game misconduct | 10 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 23 | 15 | 8 | 40:00 | |
| 30 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 20:00 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 90 | L | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | W | 31 | 27 | 4 | 60:00 |