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Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders Box Score: April 7, 1979

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2

39-25-15

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April 7, 1979

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
05:23	NYI		Mike Bossy (64)	Bob Lorimer, Bryan Trottier
14:06	NYI		Wayne Merrick (19)	Bob Nystrom, Bob Lorimer
18:33	NYI		Mike Bossy (65)	John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier
2nd Period
04:18	PHI		Dennis Ververgaert (18)	Ken Linseman, Bill Barber
13:02	NYI		Clark Gillies (35)	Billy Harris, Dave Lewis
14:15	NYI		Mike Bossy (66)	Dave Lewis, Pat Price
16:39	NYI		Bob Nystrom (18)	Bob Bourne, Wayne Merrick
19:20	PHI		Bill Barber (34)	Dennis Ververgaert
3rd Period
04:23	NYI	PP	Mike Bossy (67)	Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin
06:41	NYI		Bob Bourne (29)	Wayne Merrick, Bob Nystrom
12:51	NYI		Bob Bourne (30)	Wayne Merrick, Bob Nystrom

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
09:05	NYI	Dave Lewis	Tripping	2 min
2nd Period
05:01	PHI	André Dupont	Hooking	2 min
3rd Period
02:37	PHI	Behn Wilson	Tripping	2 min
09:43	PHI	Bobby Clarke	Hooking	2 min

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Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Bill Barber	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
2	Mel Bridgman	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Bobby Clarke	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Bob Dailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
5	Blake Dunlop	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	André Dupont	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Tom Gorence	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Al Hill	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Paul Holmgren	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Dave Hoyda	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Bob Kelly	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Rick Lapointe	0	0	0	-6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Reggie Leach	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Ken Linseman	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Dennis Ververgaert	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
16	Jimmy Watson	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Behn Wilson	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Robbie Moore	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
19	Wayne Stephenson	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
	TOTAL	2	3	5		6	2	0	0		32	6.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Wayne Stephenson	L	6	18	12	.667	0	0	40:00
2	Robbie Moore		3	16	13	.813	0	0	20:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Bossy	4	0	4	1	0	3	1	0	1	5	80.0
2	Bob Bourne	2	1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
3	Clark Gillies	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
4	Billy Harris	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Lorne Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Garry Howatt	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Mike Kaszycki	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Dave Lewis	0	2	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Bob Lorimer	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Wayne Merrick	1	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
11	Bob Nystrom	1	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
12	Stefan Persson	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Denis Potvin	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.0
14	Pat Price	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	John Tonelli	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Bryan Trottier	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Ed Westfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Billy Smith	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	9	18	27		2	8	1	0		34	26.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Billy Smith	W	2	32	30	.938	0	0	60:00

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