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Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders Box Score: November 17, 1979

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5

6-8-2

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6-7-3

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November 17, 1979

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
04:51	DET	PP	Willie Huber (3)	Pete Mahovlich
15:01	NYI	PP	Mike Bossy (11)	Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson
2nd Period
03:17	DET		Mike Foligno (5)	Pete Mahovlich
07:48	DET		Václav Nedomanský (10)	Dan Labraaten, Barry Long
15:21	NYI		Bob Nystrom (1)	Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson
17:36	NYI		John Tonelli (4)	Dave Langevin, Wayne Merrick
3rd Period
04:25	DET	PP	Dale McCourt (7)	Errol Thompson, Reed Larson
05:11	DET	PP	Errol Thompson (8)	Mike Foligno, Václav Nedomanský
11:54	NYI		Mike Bossy (12)	Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
04:22	NYI	John Tonelli	Holding	2 min
14:17	DET	Greg Joly	Holding	2 min
2nd Period
06:43	NYI	Bob Bourne	Fighting	5 min
06:43	DET	Perry Miller	Fighting	5 min
13:15	DET	Jean Hamel	Interference	2 min
18:48	DET	Paul Woods	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
02:26	NYI	Anders Kallur	Holding	2 min
03:42	NYI	Denis Potvin	Slashing	2 min
20:00	NYI	Stefan Persson	Slashing	2 min

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Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Foligno	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Glenn Hicks	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bill Hogaboam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Willie Huber	1	0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
6	Greg Joly	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Dan Labraaten	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Reed Larson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Barry Long	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Pete Mahovlich	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Dale McCourt	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
12	Perry Miller	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
13	Václav Nedomanský	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	14.3
14	Dennis Polonich	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Dennis Sobchuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Errol Thompson	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	50.0
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Jim Rutherford	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	8	13		11	2	3	0		27	18.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jim Rutherford	W	4	35	31	.886	0	0	60:00

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	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	40.0
2	Bob Bourne	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
3	Clark Gillies	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Billy Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Lorne Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Garry Howatt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Anders Kallur	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Dave Langevin	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Dave Lewis	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Bob Lorimer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Wayne Merrick	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Bob Nystrom	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
13	Stefan Persson	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Denis Potvin	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
15	Steve Tambellini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	John Tonelli	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
17	Bryan Trottier	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Billy Smith	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	4	8	12		13	3	1	0		35	11.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Billy Smith	L	5	27	22	.815	0	0	60:00

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