Eastern · Metropolitan
1978–79 New York Islanders
51-15-0, 116 pts · Playoffs 6-4
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | C | 76 | 47 | 87 | 134 | +76 | 50 | 15 | 187 | 25.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | R | 80 | 69 | 57 | 126 | +63 | 25 | 27 | 279 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | +71 | 58 | 12 | 237 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 75 | 35 | 56 | 91 | +57 | 68 | 11 | 210 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 78 | 10 | 56 | 66 | +38 | 57 | 6 | 113 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 80 | 30 | 31 | 61 | +34 | 48 | 4 | 148 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | L | 73 | 17 | 39 | 56 | +29 | 44 | 1 | 114 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | R | 80 | 15 | 39 | 54 | +26 | 18 | 0 | 128 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 75 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +13 | 24 | 2 | 128 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Nystrom | R | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | +19 | 113 | 1 | 161 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 71 | 16 | 18 | 34 | +7 | 37 | 2 | 89 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 73 | 13 | 20 | 33 | +17 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | L | 75 | 16 | 12 | 28 | +6 | 205 | 0 | 81 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 79 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +44 | 45 | 0 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 68 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +28 | 42 | 0 | 64 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | D | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +29 | 78 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +16 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Hansen | C | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hordy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 43 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1235 | .914 | 2.50 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 39 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1074 | .899 | 2.87 | 1 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | @ TOR | L 7–10 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs PHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ AFM | L 5–8 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs CLR | W 8–5 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs WSH | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs MNS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs AFM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs CLR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs PHI | W 8–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ CLR | W 7–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ MNS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ LAK | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ CLR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs STL | W 7–1 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ TOR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs LAK | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ DET | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs STL | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | W 9–4 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs TOR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ AFM | W 10–4 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs AFM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs VAN | W 9–0 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs PHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs LAK | W 7–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ DET | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ AFM | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ PHI | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs WSH | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs CHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs NYR | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs MNS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs BOS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs CLR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ BUF | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ LAK | W 8–3 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs STL | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs MTL | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ AFM | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs AFM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ STL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs CHI | W 7–1 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ BOS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs BOS | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs TOR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ CHI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs BUF | W 2–0 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ WSH | L 4–6 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs AFM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | W 9–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Apr 16 | vs CHI | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs CHI | W 1–0 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | @ CHI | W 4–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ CHI | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | vs NYR | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 1 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 5 | vs NYR | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 8 | @ NYR | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |