NHL game summary from December 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-15-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (13-6-7) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 19 (Billy Harris, Jean Potvin), 16:31 - SH
2: MIN, Brad Maxwell 8 (Nick Beverley, Ron Zanussi), 3:52 - PP
NYI, Michel Bergeron 5 (Billy Harris), 12:37
MIN, Alex Pirus 5 (Roland Eriksson, Steve Jensen), 14:58
NYI, Bob Bourne 7 (Pat Price, Mike Kaszycki), 19:03
3: NYI, Lorne Henning 5 (Clark Gillies), 14:30
Penalties:
1: Bert Marshall, NYI [Slashing] 1:58
Tim Young, MIN [Interference] 9:01
Lorne Henning, NYI [Hooking] 14:43
Tom Reid, MIN [Hi-sticking] 17:09
Dave Lewis, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:49
2: Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 2:08
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 7:01
Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Slashing] 7:01
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 7- 6-19
NYI: 15- 8- 8-31
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 6-13-3)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 6-4-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 14,869
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