NHL game summary from December 5, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (15-6-4) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
 Minnesota North Stars (12-6-8) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 8 (Bob Nystrom, John Tonelli), 8:28 |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 7 (John Tonelli, Billy Carroll), 10:22 | |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 7 (Billy Carroll, Denis Potvin), 12:38 - SH | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 21 (Bobby Smith, Ron Meighan), 14:37 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 10 (Anders Kallur, Mike Bossy), :37 |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 8 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Langevin), 4:06 - SH | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 18 (Brad Palmer, Kevin Maxwell), 6:20 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 8 (Bob Bourne, Duane Sutter), 6:46 | |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 8 (Billy Carroll, Clark Gillies), 15:51 | |
| MIN, | Neal Broten 12 (Al MacAdam, Kevin Maxwell), 18:29 | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 22 (Bobby Smith), 19:47 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Gordie Roberts 1 (Al MacAdam, Steve Christoff), 1:19 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 20 (Denis Potvin), 19:49 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Langevin, NYI [Interference] 11:58 |
| 2: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking] 2:12 |
| Neal Broten, MIN [Hooking] 16:21 | |
| 3: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 12:30 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 31 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Meighan | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-14- 6-31
MIN: 12-16-10-38
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-3-1)
MIN: Don Beaupre (L, 0-1-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,694
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