NHL game summary from December 27, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-21-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (25-5-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1: MIN, Dennis Hextall 5 (Tom Reid, Lou Nanne), 3:45
2: no scoring
3: MTL, Guy Lapointe 7, 5:19
MTL, Bob Gainey 6 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 19:05
Penalties:
1: Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 12:03
2: Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Tripping] 6:53
Bryan Hextall, MIN [Cross checking] 19:13
3: Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hi-sticking] 6:37
Doug Hicks, MIN [Holding] 8:50
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Boxmeer | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 6-11-25
MTL: 9-11-19-39
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 7-10-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 21-4-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,453
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