NHL game summary from December 20, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-20-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (11-19-1) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Rick Lapointe 4 (Terry Harper), 14:36 |
| 2: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 12 (Dennis Hextall, Bryan Hextall), 13:54 - PP |
| DET, | Phil Roberto 1 (J.P. LeBlanc, Mike Bloom), 16:31 | |
| DET, | Mike Korney 1 (Walt McKechnie), 16:54 | |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 4 (Dwight Bialowas, Dave Cressman), 18:24 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Pierre Jarry 5 (Tim Young, Doug Hicks), :57 |
| MIN, | Glen Sather 2 (Blake Dunlop, Dennis O'Brien), 2:05 | |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 13 (Glen Sather), 19:33 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mickey Redmond, DET [Tripping] 4:50 |
| Nick Libett, DET [Tripping] 5:35 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing] 13:11 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing double minor] 13:11 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 16:50 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, DET [Tripping] 7:04 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 12:05 | |
| 3: | J.P. Leblanc, DET [Tripping] 12:01 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Interference] 13:22 |
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Korney | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 20 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 4- 7-20
MIN: 13-13-14-40
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-11-2)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 7-8-0)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,540
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