1978–79 New York Islanders
Season record and every player who suited up
51-15-14 · 116 points · 358 goals for, 214 against · Patrick Division · 1st in the league
Regular season · Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | C | 76 | 47 | 87 | 134 | 76 | 50 |
| Mike Bossy | R | 80 | 69 | 57 | 126 | 63 | 25 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 71 | 58 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 75 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 57 | 68 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 78 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 38 | 57 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 80 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 34 | 48 |
| John Tonelli | L | 73 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 29 | 44 |
| Billy Harris | R | 80 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 26 | 18 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 75 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 24 |
| Bobby Nystrom | R | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 19 | 113 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 71 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 37 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 73 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 14 |
| Garry Howatt | L | 75 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 205 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 79 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 45 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 67 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 42 |
| Ed Westfall | D | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 78 |
| Pat Price | D | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| Richie Hansen | C | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Steve Tambellini | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Alex McKendry | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Hordy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season · Goalies
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | G | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 | 0.914 | 2 | |
| Billy Smith | G | 39 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2.87 | 0.899 | 1 |
Playoffs · Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | D | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Mike Bossy | R | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | L | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Bobby Nystrom | R | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| Billy Harris | R | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Ed Westfall | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Pat Price | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25 |
| Garry Howatt | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Hector Marini | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs · Goalies
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | G | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.91 | 0.932 | 1 | ||
| Glenn Resch | G | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.21 | 0.923 | 1 |