NHL game summary from January 18, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (10-24-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (27-10-7) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1: NYI, Andre St. Laurent 4 (Jude Drouin, Billy Harris), 3:49 - PP
2: NYI, Billy Harris 14 (Jude Drouin, Andre St. Laurent), 2:55
MIN, Ernie Hicke 12 (Glen Sharpley, Tim Young), 8:09 - PP
NYI, Bryan Trottier 14 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 15:41 - PP
3: NYI, Lorne Henning 8 (Bert Marshall, Jean Potvin), 4:02
MIN, Bill Fairbairn 4, 13:23
NYI, Bryan Trottier 15, 13:51
NYI, Andre St. Laurent 5 (Jude Drouin), 15:46
NYI, J.P. Parise 14 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Bourne), 18:14
Penalties:
1: Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 3:10
Jim Roberts, MIN [Holding] 6:14
Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:05
Dean Talafous, MIN [Hi-sticking] 13:00
Tim Young, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 13:00
2: Garry Howatt, NYI [Tripping] 6:34
Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 14:13
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 9- 4-23
NYI: 15- 8-22-45
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (L, 8-11-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 16-5-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,317
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