New York Islanders 1978-79 Roster & Stats51-15-0, 116 points — 1st, Patrick · Lost Semifinal. 1978-79 standings →
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | C | 76 | 47 | 87 | 134 | 50 | 76 |
| Mike Bossy | RW | 80 | 69 | 57 | 126 | 25 | 63 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 58 | 71 |
| Clark Gillies | LW | 75 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 68 | 57 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 78 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 57 | 38 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 80 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 48 | 34 |
| John Tonelli | LW | 73 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 44 | 29 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 80 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 18 | 26 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 75 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 24 | 13 |
| Bobby Nystrom | RW | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 113 | 19 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 71 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 37 | 7 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 73 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 17 |
| Garry Howatt | LW | 75 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 205 | 6 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 79 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 44 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 67 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 28 |
| Ed Westfall | RW | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 78 | 29 |
| Pat Price | D | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 16 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 9 |
| Richie Hansen | C | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Alex McKendry | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Hector Marini | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Mike Hordy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 43 | 26 | 7 | — | 2.50 | .914 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 39 | 25 | 8 | — | 2.87 | .899 | 1 |
| Player | GP | CF% | FF% | PDO | P/60 | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex McKendry | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Hordy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Price | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Tambellini | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Corsi (CF%), Fenwick (FF%), PDO, and rates are full-season, league-wide numbers — for mid-season trades they include time with other teams. Sorted by ice time.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | D | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Mike Bossy | RW | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| John Tonelli | LW | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Bobby Nystrom | RW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -2 |
| Clark Gillies | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | RW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -1 |
| Pat Price | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -1 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.91 | .932 | 1 |
| Glenn Resch | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2.21 | .923 | 1 |