NHL game summary from December 9, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (7-18-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Islanders (15-9-5) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 12 (Jean Potvin, Denis Potvin), 18:10 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 13 (Bryan Trottier, Jean Potvin), 2:54 - PP |
| NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Dave Lewis, Bob Nystrom), 9:25 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 3 (Ed Westfall, Denis Potvin), 11:49 - SH | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 5 (Bob Nystrom, Jean Potvin), 17:07 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 10 (J.P. Parise, Billy MacMillan), 3:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 3:32 |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Tripping] 17:26 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 18:34 | |
| 2: | Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 1:54 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Charging] 11:29 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 15:01 |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 9- 3-22
NYI: 9-13-10-32
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-8-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 10-5-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,865
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