The New York Islanders came up just a bit short against the New York Rangers, 4 to 3, in Game 5 of the 1979 playoff series on May 5, 1979.

Final

Rangers

3-2-0

4

Islanders

2-3-0

3

Team

NYR

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

NYI

Don Maloney (EV) assisted by Ron Duguay and Carol Vadnais

Lorne Henning (SH) assisted by Bob Lorimer and Billy Harris

2nd period

NYR

NYI

Lucien DeBlois (EV) assisted by Mike McEwen and Ron Greschner

3rd period

NYR

NYI

Mike Kaszycki (EV) assisted by Bob Lorimer

Ron Greschner (EV) assisted by Phil Esposito and Don Maloney

Bobby Nystrom (EV) assisted by Bob Bourne and Denis Potvin

Anders Hedberg (EV) assisted by Ron Greschner and Steve Vickers

Rangers

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Davidson (W) J. Davidson	1	0	0	28	25	.893	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Lucien DeBlois L. DeBlois	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Ron Duguay R. Duguay	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Phil Esposito P. Esposito	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0.0
Ron Greschner R. Greschner	1	2	3	+3	0	0	3	33.3
Anders Hedberg A. Hedberg	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	33.3
Pat Hickey P. Hickey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0
Eddie Johnstone E. Johnstone	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Dave Maloney D. Maloney	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Don Maloney D. Maloney	1	1	2	+2	0	0	1	100.0
Mario Marois M. Marois	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0.0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0.0
Don Murdoch D. Murdoch	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0.0
Pierre Plante P. Plante	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Walt Tkaczuk W. Tkaczuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Carol Vadnais C. Vadnais	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Steve Vickers S. Vickers	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (L) B. Smith	0	1	0	30	26	.867	4	4.05	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SHG	SHA	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	100.0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Mike Kaszycki M. Kaszycki	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Dave Lewis D. Lewis	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	2	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	20.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Pat Price P. Price	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0