NHL game summary from March 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-33-15) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (40-19-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Jim Roberts 8 (Dean Talafous, Glen Sharpley), 12:06
MIN, Ernie Hicke 25 (Tim Young, Bill Fairbairn), 18:18
3: MIN, Glen Sharpley 22, 7:34
NYI, Billy Harris 20 (J.P. Parise, Bryan Trottier), 18:09
Penalties:
1: Bill Hogaboam, MIN [Hooking] 4:35
Clark Gillies, NYI [Closing hand on puck] 4:53
Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 8:16
Jim Roberts, MIN [Tripping] 14:43
2: Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 13:05
Alex Pirus, MIN [Fighting] 16:14
Gerry Hart, NYI [Fighting] 16:14
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 9 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 9- 4-18
NYI: 9-14-10-33
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 9-15-8)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 23-11-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John Brown, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,317
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