NHL game summary from January 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-23-7) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (32-8-9) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Mike Fidler 7 (Kris Manery, Glen Sharpley), 4:22 |
| MIN, | Kris Manery 7 (Mike Fidler), 4:30 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 21 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 15:19 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 22 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 7:39 - PP |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 17 (Bill Butters, Gary Sargent), 16:47 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 18 (Al MacAdam, Mike Fidler), 12:08 |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 13 (Bob Nystrom, Ed Westfall), 13:50 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 39 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 14:32 | |
| MIN, | Mike Fidler 8 (Gary Sargent), 16:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 7:18 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Charging] 9:59 | ||
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Roughing] 15:40 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 15:40 | ||
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Slashing] 18:03 | ||
| 3: | J.P. Parise, MIN [Tripping] 7:06 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 8:21 | ||
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 19:36 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 5-12-24
NYI: 11- 7- 8-26
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 14-14-3)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 16-3-8)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,995
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