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1978–79 New York Islanders season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1978–79
year	1978
Team	New York Islanders
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	1st
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	1st
Record	51–15–14
HomeRecord	31–3–6
RoadRecord	20–12–8
GoalsFor	358
GoalsAgainst	214
GeneralManager	Bill Torrey
Coach	Al Arbour
Captain	Clark Gillies
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Nassau Coliseum
GoalsLeader	Mike Bossy (69)
AssistsLeader	Bryan Trottier (87)
PointsLeader	Bryan Trottier (134)
PIMLeader	Garry Howatt (205)
WinsLeader	Chico Resch (26)
GAALeader	Chico Resch (2.50)
DivisionWin	Yes
ConferenceWin	Yes

The 1978–79 New York Islanders season was the seventh season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The New York Islanders finished first overall by one point over the defending Stanley Cup champions Montreal Canadiens in the regular season standings.

Offseason

NHL draft

Main article: 1979 NHL draft

a	#e03c31	2px}}" width="5%"	Round	a
1	15	Steve Tambellini	Center	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
2	34	Randy Johnston	Defense	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
3	51	Dwayne Lowdermilk	Defense	Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
5	84	Greg Hay	Left wing	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
6	101	Kelly Davis	Defense	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
7	118	Richard Pepin	Left wing	Laval National (QMJHL)
8	135	Dave Cameron	Center	University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)
9	152	Paul Joswiak	Goaltender	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
10	169	Scott Cameron	Defense	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
11	184	Christer Lowdahl	Center	Örebro (Sweden)
12	199	Gunnar Persson	Defense	Brynäs IF Galve (Sweden)

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||T||October 12, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 14, 1978||7–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 17, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 18, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 21, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1978–79) ||3–1–1 |- |6||T||October 24, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||October 27, 1978||5–8 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) ||3–2–2 |- |8||W||October 28, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) ||4–2–2 |- |9||W||October 31, 1978||8–5 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1978–79) ||5–2–2

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| Legend:

12/23 vs. Rangers - Bryan Trottier 8 points
2/25 at Rangers - During a loss to the Rangers, Ulf Nilsson was injured on a hip check by Denis Potvin. In the years to come, this would serve as the origin to the infamous "Potvin Sucks" chant at Madison Square Garden. --

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 16 || Chicago || 2 – 6 || NY Islanders || || 1 – 0 |- | 2 || April 18 || Chicago || 0 – 1 || NY Islanders || OT || 2 – 0 |- | 3 || April 20 || NY Islanders || 4 – 0 || Chicago || || 3 – 0 |- | 4 || April 22 || NY Islanders || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || 4 – 0

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| Legend:

Player statistics

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	76	47	87	134	50	76	15	0	8
RW	80	69	57	126	25	63	27	0	9
D	73	31	70	101	58	71	12	3	2
LW	75	35	56	91	68	57	11	0	5
D	78	10	56	66	57	38	6	0	1
C	80	30	31	61	48	34	4	1	2
LW	73	17	39	56	44	29	1	0	4
RW	80	15	39	54	18	26	0	0	5
C	75	20	21	41	24	13	2	0	0
RW	78	19	20	39	113	19	1	0	5
C	71	16	18	34	37	7	2	0	4
C	73	13	20	33	14	17	0	2	2
LW	75	16	12	28	205	6	0	0	2
D	79	5	18	23	43	43	0	0	0
D	67	3	18	21	42	27	0	0	0
D/RW	55	5	11	16	4	0	0	1	1
D	50	2	14	16	78	30	0	0	1
D	55	3	11	14	50	18	0	0	0
D	45	1	8	9	29	9	0	0	0
C	12	1	6	7	4	9	0	0	0
G	43	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	0
G	40	0	2	2	54	0	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
W	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2539	43	26	7	10	106	2.50	2
	2261	40	25	8	4	108	2.87	1
Team:	4800	80	51	15	14	214	2.67	3

|- |}

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	10	4	7	11	8	0	0	1
RW	10	6	2	8	2	2	0	1
LW	10	1	6	7	0	0	0	0
C	10	2	4	6	13	0	0	1
RW	10	3	2	5	4	0	0	1
C	10	2	3	5	2	0	0	0
C	10	1	3	4	6	0	0	0
C	10	1	3	4	4	0	0	0
D	10	1	3	4	15	0	0	0
D	10	0	4	4	8	0	0	0
RW	10	2	1	3	10	1	0	1
LW	10	1	2	3	11	0	0	0
D/RW	6	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
C	10	2	0	2	0	0	1	0
D	9	0	2	2	10	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	18	0	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	25	0	0	0
D	10	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	315	5	4	1	10	1.90	1
	300	5	2	3	11	2.20	1
Team:	615	10	6	4	21	2.05	2

|- |}

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

December 23/78: Bryan Trottier, Most Points, One Period, 6

References

Islanders on Hockey Database

References

The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.234, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-0-385-66325-0
"1978-79 New York Islanders Schedule".
"1978-79 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.181, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5

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