Tuesday, January 30, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
North Stars 5 at Islanders 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
4:22
Mike Fidler
(7)
Kris Manery (7), Glen Sharpley (18)
MNS 1 – 0 NYI
-
4:30
Kris Manery
(7)
Mike Fidler (11)
MNS 2 – 0 NYI
-
15:19
Clark Gillies
(21)
Bryan Trottier (46), Mike Bossy (32)
MNS 2 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
-
7:39
Clark Gillies
(22)
PPG
Denis Potvin (40), Stefan Persson (35)
MNS 2 – 2 NYI
-
16:47
Bobby Smith
(17)
Gary Sargent (19), Bill Butters (3)
MNS 3 – 2 NYI
3rd Period
-
12:08
Bobby Smith
(18)
Al MacAdam (21), Mike Fidler (12)
MNS 4 – 2 NYI
-
13:50
Garry Howatt
(13)
Bobby Nystrom (11), Ed Westfall (9)
MNS 4 – 3 NYI
-
14:32
Mike Bossy
(39)
Bryan Trottier (47), Stefan Persson (36)
MNS 4 – 4 NYI
-
16:08
Mike Fidler
(8)
Gary Sargent (20)
MNS 5 – 4 NYI
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fidler L | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 3.65 |
| Kris Manery R | 1 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 2.13 |
| Gary Sargent D | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 1.93 |
| Bobby Smith C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.80 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Glen Sharpley C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0.93 |
| Bill Butters D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.15 |
| Brad Maxwell D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Ron Zanussi R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Per-Olov Brasar C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Polich C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Steve Payne L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Tom Younghans R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Tim Young C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | W | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 60:00 | -0.80 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy R | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 1.98 |
| Clark Gillies L | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.95 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1.78 |
| Stefan Persson D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.40 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0.40 |
| Garry Howatt L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0.38 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Bob Lorimer D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Kaszycki C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 60:00 | -1.85 |