NHL game summary from November 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-3-3) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (3-7-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Steve Jensen 2 (Roland Eriksson, Alex Pirus), 11:59
MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 2 (Glen Sharpley, Kent-Erik Andersson), 17:26
NYI, Clark Gillies 3 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 19:07
3: MIN, Glen Sharpley 3 (Nick Beverley, Kent-Erik Andersson), 8:17
NYI, Bryan Trottier 8 (Clark Gillies), 9:16
Penalties:
1: Fred Barrett, MIN [Fighting] 12:36
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 12:36
Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 12:59
Alex Pirus, MIN [Fighting] 12:59
J.P. Parise, NYI [Hooking] 14:24
Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 20:00
2: Jean Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 1:52
Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 14:15
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping, Fighting] 14:15
3: Doug Hicks, MIN [Tripping] 2:14
Garry Howatt, NYI [Hooking] 5:51
Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 14:24
Penalty time: NYI: 25 minutes
MIN: 21 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 8-13-28
MIN: 11-13- 8-32
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 2-2-1)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 3-5-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 6,720
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