2–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 26-19-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	0	2
NYI	0	0	0	3

Whalers at Islanders

Islanders beat Whalers 3–2 at UBS Arena on January 26, 1980.

🗓 Sat, Jan 26, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Wayne Merrick

1 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Kallur

1 G

2 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 28

HFD shooting 6.5% (2/31) NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Al Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:20 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Glenn Resch

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 21-23 (48% win rate, 44 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 26-19 (58% win rate, 45 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 21-23 (48% win rate, 44 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 26-19 (58% win rate, 45 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs NYI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Islanders on January 26, 1980?

Islanders won 3–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Islanders?

The final score was Whalers 2, Islanders 3.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Al Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 24

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 23

Also on January 26, 1980

Whalers season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule