New York Islanders 1978-1979 Schedule & Results

The New York Islanders finished 51-15-14 with 116 points in the 1978-1979 season, 1st in the Patrick Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

New York Islanders 1978-1979 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Thu, Oct 12	at Buffalo Sabres	T 2–2, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	0-0-1
Sat, Oct 14	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 7–10, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	0-1-1
Tue, Oct 17	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 3–1, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	1-1-1
Wed, Oct 18	at Pittsburgh Penguins	W 5–3, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	2-1-1
Sat, Oct 21	vs New York Rangers	W 5–3, vs New York Rangers, game page	3-1-1
Tue, Oct 24	vs Philadelphia Flyers	T 4–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	3-1-2
Fri, Oct 27	at Atlanta Flames	L 5–8, at Atlanta Flames, game page	3-2-2
Sat, Oct 28	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 5–2, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	4-2-2
Tue, Oct 31	vs Colorado Rockies	W 8–5, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	5-2-2
Thu, Nov 2	at Boston Bruins	L 1–4, at Boston Bruins, game page	5-3-2
Sat, Nov 4	vs Washington Capitals	W 4–1, vs Washington Capitals, game page	6-3-2
Tue, Nov 7	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 5–2, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	7-3-2
Sat, Nov 11	vs Atlanta Flames	W 4–2, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	8-3-2
Sun, Nov 12	at New York Rangers	W 5–3, at New York Rangers, game page	9-3-2
Tue, Nov 14	vs Colorado Rockies	T 2–2, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	9-3-3
Fri, Nov 17	at Washington Capitals	W 4–2, at Washington Capitals, game page	10-3-3
Sat, Nov 18	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 8–2, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	11-3-3
Tue, Nov 21	at Colorado Rockies	W 7–1, at Colorado Rockies, game page	12-3-3
Wed, Nov 22	at Minnesota North Stars	W 4–1, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	13-3-3
Sat, Nov 25	at Vancouver Canucks	W 5–2, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	14-3-3
Wed, Nov 29	at Los Angeles Kings	T 5–5, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	14-3-4
Sat, Dec 2	at Colorado Rockies	W 5–2, at Colorado Rockies, game page	15-3-4
Tue, Dec 5	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	T 3–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	15-3-5
Thu, Dec 7	vs St. Louis Blues	W 7–1, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	16-3-5
Sat, Dec 9	at Toronto Maple Leafs	W 3–2, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	17-3-5
Sun, Dec 10	at Montreal Canadiens	L 3–4, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	17-4-5
Tue, Dec 12	vs Los Angeles Kings	T 5–5, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	17-4-6
Thu, Dec 14	vs Detroit Red Wings	W 4–1, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	18-4-6
Sat, Dec 16	at St. Louis Blues	T 2–2, at St. Louis Blues, game page	18-4-7
Sun, Dec 17	at Detroit Red Wings	W 3–0, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	19-4-7
Thu, Dec 21	vs St. Louis Blues	W 5–1, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	20-4-7
Sat, Dec 23	vs New York Rangers	W 9–4, vs New York Rangers, game page	21-4-7
Tue, Dec 26	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 5–1, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	22-4-7
Thu, Dec 28	at Atlanta Flames	W 10–4, at Atlanta Flames, game page	23-4-7
Sat, Dec 30	vs Atlanta Flames	W 4–2, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	24-4-7
Tue, Jan 2	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 9–0, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	25-4-7
Thu, Jan 4	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–3, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	25-5-7
Sat, Jan 6	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 5–1, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	26-5-7
Tue, Jan 9	vs Los Angeles Kings	W 7–1, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	27-5-7
Wed, Jan 10	at Detroit Red Wings	T 5–5, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	27-5-8
Fri, Jan 12	at Atlanta Flames	W 4–1, at Atlanta Flames, game page	28-5-8
Sun, Jan 14	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 1–1, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	28-5-9
Tue, Jan 16	vs Washington Capitals	W 6–2, vs Washington Capitals, game page	29-5-9
Wed, Jan 17	at New York Rangers	L 3–5, at New York Rangers, game page	29-6-9
Sat, Jan 20	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 4–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	30-6-9
Mon, Jan 22	at Chicago Blackhawks	W 2–1, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	31-6-9
Thu, Jan 25	at Boston Bruins	W 4–2, at Boston Bruins, game page	32-6-9
Sat, Jan 27	vs New York Rangers	L 2–7, vs New York Rangers, game page	32-7-9
Tue, Jan 30	vs Minnesota North Stars	L 4–5, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	32-8-9
Thu, Feb 1	at Philadelphia Flyers	W 4–1, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	33-8-9
Sat, Feb 3	vs Boston Bruins	T 4–4, vs Boston Bruins, game page	33-8-10
Sun, Feb 4	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 4–5, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	33-9-10
Tue, Feb 13	vs Colorado Rockies	W 6–1, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	34-9-10
Wed, Feb 14	at Buffalo Sabres	L 1–2, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	34-10-10
Sat, Feb 17	at Vancouver Canucks	W 5–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	35-10-10
Mon, Feb 19	at Los Angeles Kings	W 8–3, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	36-10-10
Thu, Feb 22	vs St. Louis Blues	W 6–1, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	37-10-10
Sat, Feb 24	vs Detroit Red Wings	W 3–1, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	38-10-10
Sun, Feb 25	at New York Rangers	L 2–3, at New York Rangers, game page	38-11-10
Tue, Feb 27	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 7–3, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	39-11-10
Fri, Mar 2	at Atlanta Flames	L 2–3, at Atlanta Flames, game page	39-12-10
Sat, Mar 3	vs Atlanta Flames	W 4–2, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	40-12-10
Tue, Mar 6	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 2–3, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	40-13-10
Wed, Mar 7	at St. Louis Blues	T 5–5, at St. Louis Blues, game page	40-13-11
Sat, Mar 10	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 7–1, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	41-13-11
Sun, Mar 11	at Boston Bruins	T 4–4, at Boston Bruins, game page	41-13-12
Tue, Mar 13	vs Boston Bruins	W 7–2, vs Boston Bruins, game page	42-13-12
Thu, Mar 15	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 6–2, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	43-13-12
Sat, Mar 17	vs New York Rangers	W 5–2, vs New York Rangers, game page	44-13-12
Sun, Mar 18	at Minnesota North Stars	W 5–3, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	45-13-12
Thu, Mar 22	at Montreal Canadiens	W 5–3, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	46-13-12
Sat, Mar 24	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	T 3–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	46-13-13
Sun, Mar 25	at Pittsburgh Penguins	T 2–2, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	46-13-14
Thu, Mar 29	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 1–6, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	46-14-14
Sat, Mar 31	vs Buffalo Sabres	W 2–0, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	47-14-14
Sun, Apr 1	at Washington Capitals	L 4–6, at Washington Capitals, game page	47-15-14
Tue, Apr 3	vs Atlanta Flames	W 3–2, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	48-15-14
Thu, Apr 5	at Philadelphia Flyers	W 3–1, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	49-15-14
Sat, Apr 7	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 9–2, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	50-15-14
Sun, Apr 8	at New York Rangers	W 5–2, at New York Rangers, game page	51-15-14

Playoffs

New York Islanders 1978-1979 Playoffs games

Date	Opponent	Result
Mon, Apr 16	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 6–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page
Wed, Apr 18	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 1–0 OT, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page
Fri, Apr 20	at Chicago Blackhawks	W 4–0, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page
Sun, Apr 22	at Chicago Blackhawks	W 3–1, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page
Thu, Apr 26	vs New York Rangers	L 1–4, vs New York Rangers, game page
Sat, Apr 28	vs New York Rangers	W 4–3 OT, vs New York Rangers, game page
Tue, May 1	at New York Rangers	L 1–3, at New York Rangers, game page
Thu, May 3	at New York Rangers	W 3–2 OT, at New York Rangers, game page
Sat, May 5	vs New York Rangers	L 3–4, vs New York Rangers, game page
Tue, May 8	at New York Rangers	L 1–2, at New York Rangers, game page