NHL game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (18-13-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (4-25-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: NYI, Billy Harris 9 (Don Blackburn, Jim Mair), 9:29
MIN, J.P. Parise 13 (Jude Drouin), 19:08
2: MIN, J.P. Parise 14 (Tom Reid, Dennis O'Brien), 7:45
NYI, Brian Lavender 5 (Gerry Hart, Terry Crisp), 12:51
3: NYI, Brian Spencer 5 (Bill Mikkelson), 14:01
NYI, Terry Crisp 2 (Brian Lavender, Jim Mair), 19:52 - EN
Penalties:
1: none
2: Doug Mohns, MIN [Holding] 4:30
Arnie Brown, NYI [Holding] 14:43
J.P. Parise, MIN [Roughing] 15:08
Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 15:08
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 19 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 5- 5-19
NYI: 11- 7-11-29
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 7-9-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 2-10-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 11,016
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