NHL game summary from March 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-48-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (38-18-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bill Hogaboam 23 (Craig Cameron, Steve Jensen), 19:48 |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Jensen 3 (Lou Nanne, Bryan Hextall), 8:13 - PP |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 15 (Gerry Hart, Bryan Trottier), 9:07 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bryan Hextall 8, 10:35 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 5:19 |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Holding] 5:57 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 16:26 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Charging major] 1:25 |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Slashing] 4:01 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 4:01 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 6:26 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 6:51 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 10:48 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 10:48 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Elbowing] 11:37 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Fighting] 11:37 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Interference, Fighting] 11:37 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 14:14 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Holding] 16:31 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 4:08 |
| Dave Fortier, NYI [Tripping] 6:55 | |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Slashing] 8:41 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Boarding, Roughing] 12:37 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking] 16:44 | |
| J.P. Parise, NYI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 19:44 | |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Gross misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: MIN: 19 minutes
NYI: 66 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Antonovich | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Ahrens | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5-13- 7-25
NYI: 4-18- 9-31
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 6-19-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 18-10-8)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,865
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