NHL game summary from February 23, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (36-16-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (29-19-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Payne 25 (Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith), 5:24 - PP |
| NYI, | Hector Marini 1 (Wayne Merrick, Garry Howatt), 9:11 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Jean Potvin 1 (Butch Goring, Wayne Merrick), 12:27 - PP |
| 3: | NYI, | Butch Goring 21, 16:28 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 23 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 17:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 1:02 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Elbowing] 3:43 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Holding] 5:35 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Holding] 12:24 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Interference] 18:13 | |
| 2: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Interference] 8:00 |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Tripping] 10:30 | |
| Don Jackson, MIN [Cross checking] 12:23 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Charging] 15:31 | |
| Ken Morrow, NYI [Roughing] 15:31 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Tripping] 15:54 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:52 | |
| Hector Marini, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:52 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Hi-sticking] 19:52 | |
| 3: | Mike Bossy, NYI [Tripping] 18:24 |
Penalty time: NYI: 20 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Jackson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-13- 8-27
MIN: 11-11-11-33
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 17-6-5)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 15-10-6)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 14,797
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