1979–80 New York Islanders season

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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.

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1979–80 New York Islanders
Stanley Cup champions
Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Campbell
1979–80 record39–28–13
Home record26–9–5
Road record13–19–8
Goals for281
Goals against247
Team information
General managerBill Torrey
CoachAl Arbour
CaptainDenis Potvin
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsMike Bossy (51)
AssistsBryan Trottier (62)
PointsBryan Trottier (104)
Penalty minutesGarry Howatt (219)
WinsChico Resch (23)
Goals against averageBilly Smith (2.95)
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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

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers80481220327254116
New York Islanders8039281328124791
New York Rangers8038321030828486
Atlanta Flames8035321328226983
Washington Capitals8027401326129367
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[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.

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League standings[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Philadelphia FlyersPTK80481220327254116
2y – Buffalo SabresADM80471716318201110
3x – Montreal CanadiensNRS80472013328240107
4Boston BruinsADM80462113310234105
5New York IslandersPTK8039281328124791
6Minnesota North StarsADM8036281631125388
7x – Chicago Black HawksSMY8034271924125087
8New York RangersPTK8038321030828486
9Atlanta FlamesPTK8035321328226983
10St. Louis BluesSMY8034341226627880
11Toronto Maple LeafsADM803540530432775
12Los Angeles KingsNRS8030361429031374
13Pittsburgh PenguinsNRS8030371325130373
14Hartford WhalersNRS8027341930331273
15Vancouver CanucksSMY8027371625628170
16Edmonton OilersSMY8028391330132269
17Washington CapitalsPTK8027401326129367
18Detroit Red WingsNRS8026431126830663
19Quebec NordiquesADM8025441124831361
20Winnipeg JetsSMY8020491121431451
21Colorado RockiesSMY8019481323430851
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Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

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Playoffs

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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.[4]

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1979–80 regular season[5]
October: 4–3–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 11, 19792–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 13, 19792–5Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)0–2–0Recap
3WOctober 16, 19795–1Atlanta Flames (1979–80)1–2–0Recap
4LOctober 18, 19792–3@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)1–3–0Recap
5WOctober 20, 19796–1Hartford Whalers (1979–80)2–3–0Recap
6TOctober 23, 19793–3Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)2–3–1Recap
7WOctober 26, 19792–1@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)3–3–1Recap
8WOctober 27, 19796–4Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)4–3–1Recap
9TOctober 31, 19792–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)4–3–2Recap
November: 2–8–2 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–5–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 2, 19795–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)4–4–2Recap
11TNovember 4, 19794–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)4–4–3Recap
12WNovember 6, 19794–1Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)5–4–3Recap
13LNovember 9, 19792–5@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)5–5–3Recap
14LNovember 10, 19792–5Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)5–6–3Recap
15WNovember 13, 197910–5New York Rangers (1979–80)6–6–3Recap
16LNovember 17, 19794–5Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)6–7–3Recap
17LNovember 20, 19793–6@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)6–8–3Recap
18LNovember 21, 19791–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)6–9–3Recap
19TNovember 24, 19794–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)6–9–4Recap
20LNovember 28, 19794–7@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)6–10–4Recap
21LNovember 30, 19793–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)6–11–4Recap
December: 7–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
22WDecember 2, 19794–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)7–11–4Recap
23LDecember 4, 19791–5Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–12–4Recap
24WDecember 6, 19794–3Boston Bruins (1979–80)8–12–4Recap
25WDecember 8, 19796–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)9–12–4Recap
26LDecember 9, 19794–5@ New York Rangers (1979–80)9–13–4Recap
27WDecember 11, 19794–1Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)10–13–4Recap
28TDecember 12, 19793–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)10–13–5Recap
29TDecember 15, 19793–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)10–13–6Recap
30WDecember 18, 19793–2Colorado Rockies (1979–80)11–13–6Recap
31WDecember 22, 19792–1Washington Capitals (1979–80)12–13–6Recap
32LDecember 23, 19790–8@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)12–14–6Recap
33WDecember 27, 19797–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)13–14–6Recap
34LDecember 30, 19792–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)13–15–6Recap
January: 10–4–1 (home: 8–2–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
35WJanuary 2, 19803–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)14–15–6Recap
36LJanuary 3, 19803–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)14–16–6Recap
37WJanuary 5, 19803–1St. Louis Blues (1979–80)15–16–6Recap
38WJanuary 8, 19803–0Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)16–16–6Recap
39LJanuary 9, 19802–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)16–17–6Recap
40WJanuary 12, 19805–2Washington Capitals (1979–80)17–17–6Recap
41WJanuary 15, 19805–2Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)18–17–6Recap
42WJanuary 17, 19809–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)19–17–6Recap
43WJanuary 19, 19803–1Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)20–17–6Recap
44WJanuary 22, 19802–1Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)21–17–6Recap
45WJanuary 23, 19805–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)22–17–6Recap
46WJanuary 26, 19803–2Hartford Whalers (1979–80)23–17–6Recap
47LJanuary 27, 19801–7@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)23–18–6Recap
48TJanuary 29, 19802–2Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)23–18–7Recap
49LJanuary 31, 19802–4@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)23–19–7Recap
February: 6–6–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50WFebruary 2, 19803–2Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)24–19–7Recap
51LFebruary 3, 19803–5@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)24–20–7Recap
52WFebruary 7, 19804–1Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)25–20–7Recap
53WFebruary 9, 19805–0Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)26–20–7Recap
54TFebruary 12, 19800–0Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)26–20–8Recap
55WFebruary 14, 19805–3@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)27–20–8Recap
56LFebruary 16, 19802–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)27–21–8Recap
57LFebruary 17, 19802–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)27–22–8Recap
58LFebruary 19, 19804–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)27–23–8Recap
59LFebruary 21, 19802–5Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)27–24–8Recap
60WFebruary 23, 19803–2@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)28–24–8Recap
61LFebruary 24, 19802–8@ New York Rangers (1979–80)28–25–8Recap
62WFebruary 27, 19805–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)29–25–8Recap
March: 8–3–4 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–2–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63LMarch 1, 19803–4Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)29–26–8Recap
64TMarch 2, 19800–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)29–26–9Recap
65WMarch 4, 19806–4Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)30–26–9Recap
66WMarch 6, 19805–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)31–26–9Recap
67LMarch 8, 19803–5Boston Bruins (1979–80)31–27–9Recap
68LMarch 9, 19801–3@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)31–28–9Recap
69WMarch 11, 19804–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)32–28–9Recap
70WMarch 15, 19806–2St. Louis Blues (1979–80)33–28–9Recap
71WMarch 16, 19806–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)34–28–9Recap
72WMarch 18, 19806–3Atlanta Flames (1979–80)35–28–9Recap
73TMarch 22, 19804–4Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)35–28–10Recap
74TMarch 23, 19801–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)35–28–11Recap
75WMarch 25, 19805–2Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)36–28–11Recap
76TMarch 28, 19802–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)36–28–12Recap
77WMarch 30, 19809–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)37–28–12Recap
April: 2–0–1 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78TApril 1, 19801–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)37–28–13Recap
79WApril 4, 19807–3@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)38–28–13Recap
80WApril 5, 19802–1New York Rangers (1979–80)39–28–13Recap

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

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Playoffs

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1980 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Preliminary Round vs. (12) Los Angeles Kings – Islanders win 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 8, 1980Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)8–1Smith (W)13,8621–0Recap
2April 9, 1980Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)3–6Resch (L)14,0471–1Recap
3April 11, 1980@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)4–3OT 6:55Smith (W)11,6902–1Recap
4April 12, 1980@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)6–0Smith (W)11,0893–1Recap
Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Islanders win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 16, 1980@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)2–1OT 1:02Smith (W)10,9101–0Recap
2April 17, 1980@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)5–4OT 1:24Smith (W)13,1342–0Recap
3April 19, 1980Boston Bruins (1979–80)5–3Smith (W)14,9953–0Recap
4April 21, 1980Boston Bruins (1979–80)3–4OT 17:13Smith (L)14,9953–1Recap
5April 22, 1980@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)4–2Smith (W)14,6734–0Recap
Semifinals vs. (2) Buffalo Sabres – Islanders win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 29, 1980@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)4–1Smith (W)16,4331–0Recap
2May 1, 1980@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)2–12OT 21:20Smith (W)16,4332–0Recap
3May 3, 1980Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)7–4Smith (W)14,9953–0Recap
4May 6, 1980Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)4–7Smith (L)14,9953–1Recap
5May 8, 1980@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)0–2Resch (L)16,4333–2Recap
6May 10, 1980Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)5–2Smith (W)14,9954–2Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (1) Philadelphia Flyers – Islanders win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 13, 1980@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)4–3OT 4:07Smith (W)17,0771–0Recap
2May 15, 1980@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)3–8Smith (L)17,0771–1Recap
3May 17, 1980Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)6–2Smith (W)14,9952–1Recap
4May 19, 1980Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)5–2Smith (W)14,9953–1Recap
5May 22, 1980@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)3–6Smith (L)17,0773–2Recap
6May 24, 1980Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)5–4OT 7:11Smith (W)14,9954–2Recap

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Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bryan TrottierC78426210468311506
Mike BossyRW7551419212281608
Clark GilliesLW731935544929705
Anders KallurRW762230521612542
John TonelliLW77143044498302
Denis PotvinD31833414413400
Bob BourneC73152540525301
Bob NystromRW67211839944204
Stefan PerssonD73435397613200
Wayne MerrickC701322351612204
Billy HarrisRW67151530370212
Duane SutterRW5615924555001
Dave LewisD62516215410000
Garry HowattLW7781119219-3001
Bob LorimerD74316195332001
Dave LangevinD763131610911010
Gord LaneD552141615210001
Jean PotvinD322131526-12200
Steve TambelliniC4558134-1000
Butch GoringC12651127010
Lorne HenningC393696-10000
Mike KaszyckiC16145153000
Yvon VautourRW1731424-6001
Ken MorrowD1803344000
Chico ReschG4503340000
Billy SmithG38101390000
Richard BrodeurG200000000
Mike HordyD900070000
Randy JohnstonD40004-2000
Garth MacGuiganC200021000
Alex McKendryW20000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Chico Resch260645231461323.043
Billy Smith211438151471042.952
Richard Brodeur80210064.500
Team:4800803928132423.025
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Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bryan TrottierC2112172916422
Mike BossyRW161013238601
Bob BourneC2110102010521
Butch GoringC21712192100
Denis PotvinD216131924401
Bob NystromRW20991850003
John TonelliLW21791618000
Clark GilliesLW216101663102
Stefan PerssonD215101516400
Duane SutterRW21371074000
Lorne HenningC213472031
Wayne MerrickC212462001
Garry HowattLW2131484001
Alex McKendryW62240000
Gord LaneD2113485000
Bob LorimerD2113441001
Ken MorrowD2012312001
Dave LangevinD2103332000
Chico ReschG40000000
Billy SmithG2000011000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Billy Smith119820154562.801
Chico Resch12040294.500
Team:131821156652.961
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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

Transactions

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
117Duane Sutter (RW) CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225Tomas Jonsson (D) SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
238Billy Carroll (C) CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
359Roland Melanson (G) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
480Tim Lockridge (D) CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5101Glen Duncan (LW) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
6122John Gibb (D) CanadaBowling Green University (CCHA)
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