New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Saturday, December 8, 1979 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 on Saturday, December 8, 1979 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs outshot the Islanders 35–25.
Goals came from Bryan Trottier, Bobby Nystrom, Wayne Merrick, Duane Sutter, Anders Kallur, Paul Gardner and Jean Potvin.
Glenn Resch made 34 saves on 35 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 19 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Bryan Trottier (17)Anders Kallur (10), John Tonelli (11)1–008:45 NYI
2nd period
Bobby Nystrom (3)Dave Lewis (5)2–003:33 NYI
Wayne Merrick (3)Garry Howatt (3), Jean Potvin (8)3–007:14 NYI
3rd period
Duane Sutter (3)Jean Potvin (9), Billy Harris (5)4–006:34 NYI
Anders Kallur (4)Bryan Trottier (23)5–010:21 NYI
Paul Gardner (8)Unassisted5–113:13 TOR
Jean Potvin (2)Bob Bourne (8), Wayne Merrick (5)6–113:58 NYI ·
Team stats
NYITOR
2535
0%0%
1/50/4
1517
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:37 into the first period
Dave Langevin · delaying game2 min - 14:06 into the first periodBobby Nystrom · high sticking2 min
- 14:06 into the first periodBobby Nystrom · roughing2 min
- 14:06 into the first period
Jerry Butler · roughing2 min - 14:46 into the first periodBryan Trottier · interference2 min
- 17:47 into the first periodIan Turnbull · hooking2 min
- 4:25 into the second periodIan Turnbull · interference2 min
- 11:57 into the second periodRocky Saganiuk · tripping2 min
- 14:10 into the second periodJoel Quenneville · tripping2 min
- 5:49 into the third periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 5:49 into the third periodDave Williams · fighting5 min
- 10:44 into the third periodGlenn Resch · delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
- 13:54 into the third periodPat Boutette · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 3Jean PotvinD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 6Randy JohnstonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | W | 35 | 1 | .971 |
| 31Billy SmithG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 18Paul GardnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 6Ron EllisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | – |
| 7Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 8Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 1 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 4Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 23Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 25 | 6 | .760 |
| 30Paul HarrisonG | 0 | 0 | – |