NHL game summary from November 6, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (4-9-1) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (10-2-2) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1: no scoring
2: NYI, Bob Nystrom 10 (Bob Bourne), 6:25
NYI, Denis Potvin 6 (Jean Potvin, Jude Drouin), 8:55 - PP
MIN, Glen Sharpley 7 (Dean Talafous, Fred Barrett), 9:51
MIN, Tim Young 7 (Bill Goldsworthy, Doug Hicks), 11:47
NYI, Denis Potvin 7 (Jude Drouin), 16:00
3: NYI, Bob Nystrom 11 (Bob Bourne), 17:41
NYI, Lorne Henning 3 (Ed Westfall), 19:55 - SH-EN
Penalties:
1: Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 5:57
Rich Nantais, MIN [Interference] 8:10
Bryan Trottier, NYI [Roughing] 8:10
Gary Smith, MIN [Roughing] 11:30
2: Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 7:10
Alex Pirus, MIN [Holding] 14:31
Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 14:31
3: Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 11:30
Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 19:23
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 6-11-22
NYI: 14-15-10-39
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (L, 3-3-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 5-1-1)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,865
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