1979–80 New York Islanders season

1979–80 New York Islanders
1979–80 New York Islanders
Stanley Cup champions
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	2nd Campbell
1979–80 record	39–28–13
Goals for	281
Goals against	247
Team information
General manager	Bill Torrey
Coach	Al Arbour
Captain	Denis Potvin
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Nassau Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Bossy (51)
Assists	Bryan Trottier (62)
Points	Bryan Trottier (104)
Penalty minutes	Garry Howatt (219)
Wins	Chico Resch (23)
Goals against average	Billy Smith (2.95)
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 New York Islanders season was the eighth season in the franchise's history. During the season, the Islanders dropped below the 100-point mark for the first time in five years, earning only 91 points.

Before the playoffs, Torrey made the difficult decision to trade longtime and popular veterans Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis to the Los Angeles Kings for second line center Butch Goring. Goring is often called the "final piece of the puzzle": a strong two-way player, his presence on the second line ensured that opponents would no longer be able to focus their defensive efforts on the Isles' first line of Bossy, Trottier and Clark Gillies. Contributions from new teammates, such as wingers Duane Sutter and Anders Kallur and stay-at-home defensemen Gord Lane and Ken Morrow (the latter fresh off a gold medal win at the 1980 Olympics), also figured prominently in the Islanders' playoff success.

Offseason[edit]

Clark Gillies resigns the team captaincy and is replaced by defenceman Denis Potvin.

NHL Draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	17	Duane Sutter (RW)	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
2	25	Tomas Jonsson (D)	Sweden	Modo Hockey (Sweden)
2	38	Billy Carroll (C)	Canada	London Knights (OMJHL)
3	59	Roland Melanson (G)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
4	80	Tim Lockridge (D)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	101	Glen Duncan (LW)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
6	122	John Gibb (D)	Canada	Bowling Green University (CCHA)

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	48	12	20	327	254	116
New York Islanders	80	39	28	13	281	247	91
New York Rangers	80	38	32	10	308	284	86
Atlanta Flames	80	35	32	13	282	269	83
Washington Capitals	80	27	40	13	261	293	67

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents[edit]

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]

Vs. Patrick Division

1979–80 NHL records^[2]
Team	ATL	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Atlanta	—	1–3	3–0–1	2–2	3–0–1	9−5−2
N.Y. Islanders	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	9−7−0
N.Y. Rangers	0–3–1	2–2	—	1–2–1	2–2	5−9−2
Philadelphia	2–2	2–2	2–1–1	—	2–0–2	8−5−3
Washington	0–3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2–2	—	4−9−3

Vs. Smythe Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Atlanta	0−2−2	4−0	2−1−1	3−1	2−2	4−0	15−6−3
N.Y. Islanders	2−1−1	3−1	1−2−1	3−1	1−2−1	2−0−2	12−7−5
N.Y. Rangers	1−2−1	1−1−2	3−1	4−0	4−0	2−2	15−6−3
Philadelphia	2–0–2	2–1–1	3–0−1	2−0−2	3−1	4−0	16−2−6
Washington	2−2	1−1−2	1−3	2−2	3−1	3−0−1	12−9−3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Atlanta	0–4	0–3–1	1–1–2	3–0–1	1–3	5–11–4
N.Y. Islanders	1–3	1–2–1	0–2–2	4–0	3–1	9–8–3
N.Y. Rangers	2–2	1–2–1	1–2–1	2–1–1	2–2	8–9–3
Philadelphia	1–1–2	3–0–1	3–1	3–0–1	1–1–2	11–3–6
Washington	1–2–1	0–4	0–3–1	1–1–2	1–3	3–13–4

Vs. Norris Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Atlanta	2–1–1	1–3	2–1–1	0–3–1	1–2–1	6–10–4
N.Y. Islanders	1–3	3–1	2–1–1	3–0–1	0–1–3	9–6–5
N.Y. Rangers	3–1	2–1–1	3–1	0–3–1	2–2	10–8–2
Philadelphia	3–0–1	2–0–2	4–0	1–2–1	3–0–1	13–2–5
Washington	1–2–1	2–1–1	3–1	1–2–1	1–3	8–9–3

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

1979 Pre-Season Game Log:
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Recap

Regular season[edit]

1979–80 Game Log

October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 11, 1979	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	2–5
2	October 13, 1979	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	2–5
3	October 16, 1979	Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	5–1
4	October 18, 1979	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	2–3
5	October 20, 1979	Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	6–1
6	October 23, 1979	Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	3–3
7	October 26, 1979	@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	2–1
8	October 27, 1979	Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	6–4
9	October 31, 1979	@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	2–2

November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–5–2)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 2, 1979	@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	5–7
11	November 4, 1979	@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	4–4
12	November 6, 1979	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	4–1
13	November 9, 1979	@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	2–5
14	November 10, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	2–5
15	November 13, 1979	New York Rangers (1979–80)	10–5
16	November 17, 1979	Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	4–5
17	November 20, 1979	@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	3–6
18	November 21, 1979	@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	1–3
19	November 24, 1979	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	4–4
20	November 28, 1979	@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	4–7
21	November 30, 1979	@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	3–5

December: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
22	December 2, 1979	@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	4–0
23	December 4, 1979	Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	1–5
24	December 6, 1979	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	4–3
25	December 8, 1979	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	6–1
26	December 9, 1979	@ New York Rangers (1979–80)	4–5
27	December 11, 1979	Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	4–1
28	December 12, 1979	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	3–3
29	December 15, 1979	Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	3–3
30	December 18, 1979	Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	3–2
31	December 22, 1979	Washington Capitals (1979–80)	2–1
32	December 23, 1979	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	0–8
33	December 27, 1979	@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	7–3
34	December 30, 1979	@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	2–4

January: 10–4–1 (Home: 8–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
35	January 2, 1980	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	3–1
36	January 3, 1980	Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	3–4
37	January 5, 1980	St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	3–1
38	January 8, 1980	Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	3–0
39	January 9, 1980	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	2–3
40	January 12, 1980	Washington Capitals (1979–80)	5–2
41	January 15, 1980	Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	5–2
42	January 17, 1980	Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	9–6
43	January 19, 1980	Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	3–1
44	January 22, 1980	Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	2–1
45	January 23, 1980	@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	5–3
46	January 26, 1980	Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	3–2
47	January 27, 1980	@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)	1–7
48	January 29, 1980	Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	2–2
49	January 31, 1980	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	2–4

February: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
50	February 2, 1980	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	3–2
51	February 3, 1980	@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	3–5
52	February 7, 1980	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	4–1
53	February 9, 1980	Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	5–0
54	February 12, 1980	Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	0–0
55	February 14, 1980	@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	5–3
56	February 16, 1980	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	2–3
57	February 17, 1980	@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	2–4
58	February 19, 1980	Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	4–6
59	February 21, 1980	Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	2–5
60	February 23, 1980	@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	3–2
61	February 24, 1980	@ New York Rangers (1979–80)	2–8
62	February 27, 1980	@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	5–3

March: 8–3–4 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–3)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 1, 1980	Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	3–4
64	March 2, 1980	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	0–0
65	March 4, 1980	Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	6–4
66	March 6, 1980	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	5–2
67	March 8, 1980	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	3–5
68	March 9, 1980	@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)	1–3
69	March 11, 1980	Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	4–1
70	March 15, 1980	St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	6–2
71	March 16, 1980	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	6–1
72	March 18, 1980	Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	6–3
73	March 22, 1980	Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	4–4
74	March 23, 1980	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	1–1
75	March 25, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	5–2
76	March 28, 1980	@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	2–2
77	March 30, 1980	@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	9–6

April: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1, 1980	@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	1–1
79	April 4, 1980	@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	7–3
80	April 5, 1980	New York Rangers (1979–80)	2–1

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 11, 1979	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	0–1–0
2	L	October 13, 1979	2–5	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	0–2–0
3	W	October 16, 1979	5–1	Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	1–2–0
4	L	October 18, 1979	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	1–3–0
5	W	October 20, 1979	6–1	Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	2–3–0
6	T	October 23, 1979	3–3	Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	2–3–1
7	W	October 26, 1979	2–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	3–3–1
8	W	October 27, 1979	6–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	4–3–1
9	T	October 31, 1979	2–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	4–3–2
10	L	November 2, 1979	5–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	4–4–2
11	T	November 4, 1979	4–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	4–4–3
12	W	November 6, 1979	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	5–4–3
13	L	November 9, 1979	2–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	5–5–3
14	L	November 10, 1979	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	5–6–3
15	W	November 13, 1979	10–5	New York Rangers (1979–80)	6–6–3
16	L	November 17, 1979	4–5	Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	6–7–3
17	L	November 20, 1979	3–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	6–8–3
18	L	November 21, 1979	1–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	6–9–3
19	T	November 24, 1979	4–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	6–9–4
20	L	November 28, 1979	4–7	@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	6–10–4
21	L	November 30, 1979	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	6–11–4
22	W	December 2, 1979	4–0	@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	7–11–4
23	L	December 4, 1979	1–5	Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	7–12–4
24	W	December 6, 1979	4–3	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	8–12–4
25	W	December 7, 1979	6–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	9–12–4
26	L	December 9, 1979	4–5	@ New York Rangers (1979–80)	9–13–4
27	W	December 11, 1979	4–1	Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	10–13–4
28	T	December 12, 1979	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	10–13–5
29	T	December 15, 1979	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	10–13–6
30	W	December 18, 1979	3–2	Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	11–13–6
31	W	December 22, 1979	2–1	Washington Capitals (1979–80)	12–13–6
32	L	December 23, 1979	0–8	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	12–14–6
33	W	December 27, 1979	7–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	13–14–6
34	L	December 30, 1979	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	13–15–6
35	W	January 2, 1980	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	14–15–6
36	L	January 3, 1980	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	14–16–6
37	W	January 5, 1980	3–1	St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	15–16–6
38	W	January 8, 1980	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	16–16–6
39	L	January 9, 1980	2–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	16–17–6
40	W	January 12, 1980	5–2	Washington Capitals (1979–80)	17–17–6
41	W	January 15, 1980	5–2	Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	18–17–6
42	W	January 17, 1980	9–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	19–17–6
43	W	January 19, 1980	3–1	Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	20–17–6
44	W	January 22, 1980	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	21–17–6
45	W	January 23, 1980	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	22–17–6
46	W	January 26, 1980	3–2	Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	23–17–6
47	L	January 27, 1980	1–7	@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)	23–18–6
48	T	January 29, 1980	2–2	Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	23–18–7
49	L	January 31, 1980	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	23–19–7
50	W	February 2, 1980	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	24–19–7
51	L	February 3, 1980	3–5	@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)	24–20–7
52	W	February 7, 1980	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	25–20–7
53	W	February 9, 1980	5–0	Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	26–20–7
54	T	February 12, 1980	0–0	Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)	26–20–8
55	W	February 14, 1980	5–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	27–20–8
56	L	February 16, 1980	2–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	27–21–8
57	L	February 17, 1980	2–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)	27–22–8
58	L	February 19, 1980	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)	27–23–8
59	L	February 21, 1980	2–5	Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	27–24–8
60	W	February 23, 1980	3–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	28–24–8
61	L	February 24, 1980	2–8	@ New York Rangers (1979–80)	28–25–8
62	W	February 27, 1980	5–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	29–25–8
63	L	March 1, 1980	3–4	Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)	29–26–8
64	T	March 2, 1980	0–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)	29–26–9
65	W	March 4, 1980	6–4	Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)	30–26–9
66	W	March 6, 1980	5–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	31–26–9
67	L	March 8, 1980	3–5	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	31–27–9
68	L	March 9, 1980	1–3	@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)	31–28–9
69	W	March 11, 1980	4–1	Colorado Rockies (1979–80)	32–28–9
70	W	March 15, 1980	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1979–80)	33–28–9
71	W	March 16, 1980	6–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	34–28–9
72	W	March 18, 1980	6–3	Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	35–28–9
73	T	March 22, 1980	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)	35–28–10
74	T	March 23, 1980	1–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	35–28–11
75	W	March 25, 1980	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	36–28–11
76	T	March 28, 1980	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)	36–28–12
77	W	March 30, 1980	9–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)	37–28–12
78	T	April 1, 1980	1–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)	37–28–13
79	W	April 4, 1980	7–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)	38–28–13
80	W	April 5, 1980	2–1	New York Rangers (1979–80)	39–28–13

Playoffs[edit]

After easily disposing of the Los Angeles Kings and the Boston Bruins in the first two rounds, the Isles faced the Buffalo Sabres in the semi-finals, who had finished second overall in the NHL standings. The Isles won the first two games in Buffalo, including a 3–2 victory in Game 2 on Bob Nystrom's goal in double overtime. They went on to win the series in six games and reach the finals for the first time in franchise history, where they would face the NHL's regular season champions, the Philadelphia Flyers, who had gone undefeated for 35 straight games (25–0–10) during the regular season. In Game 1 in Philadelphia, the Isles won 4–3 on Denis Potvin's power-play goal in overtime. Leading the series 3–2, they went home to Long Island for Game 6. In that game, Bob Nystrom continued his overtime heroics, scoring at 7:11 of the extra frame, on assists by John Tonelli and Lorne Henning, to bring Long Island its first Stanley Cup. It was the Isles' sixth overtime victory of the playoffs. Bryan Trottier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. Torrey's strategy of building through the draft turned out very well; nearly all of the major contributors on the 1980 champions were home-grown Islanders or had spent most of their NHL careers in the Islanders organization. The Islanders would become the first NHL team to win a Stanley Cup with Europeans (Stefan Persson, Anders Kallur, Bob Nystrom) on its roster.^[3]

1980 Stanley Cup playoffs

Stanley Cup preliminary round vs. (12) Los Angeles Kings: N.Y. Islanders wins 3–1
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Location	Series	Recap
1	April 8, 1980	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	8–1		Smith (W)	13,862	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1–0
2	April 9, 1980	Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	3–6		Resch (L)	14,047	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1–1
3	April 11, 1980	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	4–3	OT 6:55	Smith (W)	11,690	The Forum	2–1
4	April 12, 1980	@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)	6–0		Smith (W)	11,089	The Forum	3–1

Stanley Cup Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins: N.Y. Islanders wins 4–1
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Location	Series	Recap
1	April 16, 1980	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	2–1	OT 1:02	Smith (W)	10,910	Boston Garden	1–0
2	April 17, 1980	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	5–4	OT 1:24	Smith (W)	13,134	Boston Garden	2–0
3	April 19, 1980	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	5–3		Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	3–0
4	April 21, 1980	Boston Bruins (1979–80)	3–4	OT 17:13	Smith (L)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	3–1
5	April 22, 1980	@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)	4–2		Smith (W)	14,673	Boston Garden	4–0

Stanley Cup Semi-finals vs. (2) Buffalo Sabres: N.Y. Islanders wins 4–2
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Location	Series	Recap
1	April 29, 1980	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	4–1		Smith (W)	16,433	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1–0
2	May 1, 1980	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	2–1	2OT 21:20	Smith (W)	16,433	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	2–0
3	May 3, 1980	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	7–4		Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	3–0
4	May 6, 1980	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	4–7		Smith (L)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	3–1
5	May 8, 1980	@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	0–2		Resch (L)	16,433	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	3–2
6	May 10, 1980	Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)	5–2		Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	4–2

Stanley Cup Finals vs. (1) Philadelphia Flyers: N.Y. Islanders wins 4–2
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Location	Series	Recap
1	May 13, 1980	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	4–3	OT 4:07	Smith (W)	17,077	Spectrum	1–0
2	May 15, 1980	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	3–8		Smith (L)	17,077	Spectrum	1–1
3	May 17, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	6–2		Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	2–1
4	May 19, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	5–2		Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	3–1
5	May 22, 1980	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	3–6		Smith (L)	17,077	Spectrum	3–2
6	May 24, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)	5–4	OT 7:11	Smith (W)	14,995	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	4–2

Legend: Win Loss

Stanley Cup[edit]

New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 13	New York	4	Philadelphia	3	OT
May 15	New York	3	Philadelphia	8
May 17	Philadelphia	2	New York	6
May 19	Philadelphia	2	New York	5
May 22	New York	3	Philadelphia	6
May 24	Philadelphia	4	New York	5	OT

New York wins the series 4–2.

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Bryan Trottier	C	78	42	62	104	68	31	15	0	6
Mike Bossy	RW	75	51	41	92	12	28	16	0	8
Clark Gillies	LW	73	19	35	54	49	29	7	0	5
Anders Kallur	RW	76	22	30	52	16	12	5	4	2
John Tonelli	LW	77	14	30	44	49	8	3	0	2
Denis Potvin	D	31	8	33	41	44	13	4	0	0
Bob Bourne	C	73	15	25	40	52	5	3	0	1
Bob Nystrom	RW	67	21	18	39	94	4	2	0	4
Stefan Persson	D	73	4	35	39	76	13	2	0	0
Wayne Merrick	C	70	13	22	35	16	12	2	0	4
Billy Harris	RW	67	15	15	30	37	0	2	1	2
Duane Sutter	RW	56	15	9	24	55	5	0	0	1
Dave Lewis	D	62	5	16	21	54	10	0	0	0
Garry Howatt	LW	77	8	11	19	219	-3	0	0	1
Bob Lorimer	D	74	3	16	19	53	32	0	0	1
Dave Langevin	D	76	3	13	16	109	11	0	1	0
Gord Lane	D	55	2	14	16	152	10	0	0	1
Jean Potvin	D	32	2	13	15	26	-12	2	0	0
Steve Tambellini	C	45	5	8	13	4	-1	0	0	0
Butch Goring	C	12	6	5	11	2	7	0	1	0
Lorne Henning	C	39	3	6	9	6	-10	0	0	0
Mike Kaszycki	C	16	1	4	5	15	3	0	0	0
Yvon Vautour	RW	17	3	1	4	24	-6	0	0	1
Ken Morrow	D	18	0	3	3	4	4	0	0	0
Chico Resch	G	45	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Smith	G	38	1	0	1	39	0	0	0	0
Richard Brodeur	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hordy	D	9	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
Randy Johnston	D	4	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0
Garth MacGuigan	C	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Alex McKendry	W	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Chico Resch	2606	45	23	14	6	132	3.04	3
Billy Smith	2114	38	15	14	7	104	2.95	2
Richard Brodeur	80	2	1	0	0	6	4.50	0
Team:	4800	80	39	28	13	242	3.02	5

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Bryan Trottier	C	21	12	17	29	16	4	2	2
Mike Bossy	RW	16	10	13	23	8	6	0	1
Bob Bourne	C	21	10	10	20	10	5	2	1
Butch Goring	C	21	7	12	19	2	1	0	0
Denis Potvin	D	21	6	13	19	24	4	0	1
Bob Nystrom	RW	20	9	9	18	50	0	0	3
John Tonelli	LW	21	7	9	16	18	0	0	0
Clark Gillies	LW	21	6	10	16	63	1	0	2
Stefan Persson	D	21	5	10	15	16	4	0	0
Duane Sutter	RW	21	3	7	10	74	0	0	0
Lorne Henning	C	21	3	4	7	2	0	3	1
Wayne Merrick	C	21	2	4	6	2	0	0	1
Garry Howatt	LW	21	3	1	4	84	0	0	1
Alex McKendry	W	6	2	2	4	0	0	0	0
Gord Lane	D	21	1	3	4	85	0	0	0
Bob Lorimer	D	21	1	3	4	41	0	0	1
Ken Morrow	D	20	1	2	3	12	0	0	1
Dave Langevin	D	21	0	3	3	32	0	0	0
Chico Resch	G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Smith	G	20	0	0	0	11	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Billy Smith	1198	20	15	4	56	2.80	1
Chico Resch	120	4	0	2	9	4.50	0
Team:	1318	21	15	6	65	2.96	1

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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[edit]

Bryan Trottier, Conn Smythe Trophy

Transactions[edit]

Farm teams[edit]

References[edit]

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p.74, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4
^ "1979-80 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.

External links[edit]

Islanders on Hockey Database

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1979	New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions 1980	Succeeded by New York Islanders 1981

[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[3] IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p.74, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4

[4] "1979-80 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.

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