NHL game summary from February 24, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (32-17-12) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-40-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 25 (Billy Harris, Clark Gillies), :49 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 26 (Clark Gillies, Jean Potvin), 13:32 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 17 (J.P. Parise, Jean Potvin), 2:26 |
| MIN, | Norm Gratton 7 (Tom Reid, Steve Jensen), 13:14 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Andre St. Laurent 6 (Garry Howatt, Bob Nystrom), 3:21 |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 18 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 8:38 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 10 (Dwight Bialowas, Dean Talafous), 11:14 - PP | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 24 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 11:51 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 25 (Ed Westfall, Denis Potvin), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lou Nanne, MIN [Holding] 0:16 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 4:18 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Hooking] 4:45 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Tripping] 9:58 | |
| Dave Cressman, MIN [Holding] 13:03 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Charging, Fighting] 16:50 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Game misconduct] 16:50 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 16:50 | |
| 2: | Dwight Bialowas, MIN [Holding] 7:14 |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Tripping] 11:43 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Tripping] 9:52 |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Tripping] 12:03 |
Penalty time: NYI: 17 minutes
MIN: 25 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12- 9-15-36
MIN: 9- 6- 5-20
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 17-8-5)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 5-17-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 8,751
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