NHL game summary from January 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (15-29-3) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (26-12-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Pierre Jarry 11 (Tim Young, Dwight Bialowas), 5:33 |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 10 (Tom Reid, Bill Goldsworthy), 5:51 | |
| MIN, | Blake Dunlop 9 (Ernie Hicke, Craig Cameron), 7:30 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 19 (Jean Potvin, Denis Potvin), 12:09 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 18 (Denis Potvin, Billy Harris), 5:33 |
| 3: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 17 (J.P. Parise), 3:55 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 22 (Billy Harris, Bryan Trottier), 9:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 9:04 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 11:46 | ||
| Dave Fortier, NYI [Roughing] 13:03 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Holding] 14:31 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing] 4:38 | |
| Dave Fortier, NYI [Tripping] 10:42 | ||
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Holding] 17:13 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 5- 9-23
NYI: 11- 9-10-30
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-16-2)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-6-5)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,865
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