New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 17, 1978
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:46 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (18) | ||
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 14:02 | NYI | Denis Potvin (13) | Wayne Merrick, John Tonelli | |
| 15:32 | NYI | Bob Nystrom (6) | Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:07 | NYI | Clark Gillies | Hooking | 2 min |
| 06:03 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Fighting | 5 min |
| 06:03 | DET | Dennis Polonich | Fighting | 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:50 | DET | Václav Nedomanský | Tripping | 2 min |
| 13:59 | NYI | Billy Smith | Slashing | 2 min |
| 13:59 | DET | Paul Woods | Slashing | 2 min |
| 15:25 | NYI | Denis Potvin | Tripping | 2 min |
New York Islanders
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Bob Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 | Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| 14 | Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| 17 | Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Billy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Billy Smith | W | 0 | 21 | 21 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Danny Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | John Hilworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Dan Labraaten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | Fern LeBlanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Bill Lochead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Dale McCourt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Perry Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Václav Nedomanský | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | Dennis Polonich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 | André St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | John Taft | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Paul Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Rogie Vachon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Rogie Vachon | L | 3 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 |

