The New York Islanders came up just a bit short against the Minnesota North Stars, 5 to 4, on January 30, 1979.

Final

North Stars

19-23-7

5

Islanders

32-8-9

4

Team

MNS

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MNS

NYI

Mike Fidler (EV) assisted by Kris Manery and Glen Sharpley

Kris Manery (EV) assisted by Mike Fidler

Clark Gillies (EV) assisted by Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy

2nd period

MNS

NYI

Clark Gillies (PP) assisted by Denis Potvin and Stefan Persson

Bobby Smith (EV) assisted by Gary Sargent and Bill Butters

3rd period

MNS

NYI

Bobby Smith (EV) assisted by Al MacAdam and Mike Fidler

Garry Howatt (EV) assisted by Bobby Nystrom and Ed Westfall

Mike Bossy (EV) assisted by Bryan Trottier and Stefan Persson

Mike Fidler (EV) assisted by Gary Sargent

North Stars

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

North Stars

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (W) G. Meloche	1	0	0	26	22	.846	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Fred Barrett F. Barrett	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0
Per-Olov Brasar P. Brasar	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Bill Butters B. Butters	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Fidler M. Fidler	2	2	4	+4	0	1	4	50.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0.0
Kris Manery K. Manery	1	1	2	+3	0	0	4	25.0
Brad Maxwell B. Maxwell	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0
J.P. Parise	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0.0
Steve Payne S. Payne	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Polich M. Polich	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Gary Sargent G. Sargent	0	2	2	+4	0	0	1	0.0
Glen Sharpley G. Sharpley	0	1	1	+3	2	0	0
Bobby Smith B. Smith	2	0	2	+1	0	0	2	100.0
Greg Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0.0
Tim Young T. Young	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Tom Younghans T. Younghans	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Zanussi R. Zanussi	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Glenn Resch (L) G. Resch	0	1	0	24	19	.792	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	4	25.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	2	0	2	+1	0	1	0	4	50.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gerry Hart G. Hart	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	1	100.0
Dave Lewis D. Lewis	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bert Marshall B. Marshall	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	2	0.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	3	0.0