NHL game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (12-23-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (12-20-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 6 (Ernie Hicke), 2:23 - PP |
| MIN, | Glen Sather 3 (Ernie Hicke, Dennis Hextall), 4:03 | |
| 2: | STL, | Derek Sanderson 10 (Chuck Lefley, Claude Larose), 8:51 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 22 (Bob MacMillan, Jerry Butler), 16:39 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Jerry Butler 6 (Bob Hess, Red Berenson), 3:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Plager, STL [Charging] 2:04 |
| Claude Larose, STL [Tripping] 11:10 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 17:08 | |
| 2: | Bob Gassoff, STL [Roughing] 1:58 |
| Jerry Butler, STL [Tripping] 9:32 | |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Holding] 10:43 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Tripping] 15:41 | |
| 3: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 2:23 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Holding] 8:45 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 10:46 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 16:06 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:06 | |
| Norm Gratton, MIN [Game misconduct] 16:06 |
Penalty time: MIN: 25 minutes
STL: 25 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-10- 5-23
STL: 9-13-19-41
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 8-12-1)
STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 3-8-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,586
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