NHL game summary from January 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (12-25-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (13-23-4) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 12 (Terry Harper, Mike Korney), 5:27 |
| DET, | Terry Harper 2 (Dennis Polonich), 14:12 | |
| DET, | Michel Bergeron 12 (Walt McKechnie), 15:00 | |
| DET, | Terry Harper 3 (Nick Libett, Rick Lapointe), 19:31 | |
| 3: | DET, | Michel Bergeron 13 (Terry Harper, Walt McKechnie), 19:43 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Jarry, MIN [Cross checking] 1:04 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Tripping] 4:11 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 7:51 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 9:45 | |
| Mike Wong, DET [Slashing] 13:03 | |
| 2: | Mike Korney, DET [Hi-sticking] 0:17 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 9:04 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing] 11:09 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 11:09 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Hi-sticking] 14:09 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Charging, Game misconduct] 17:53 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting, Misconduct] 17:53 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Slashing, Fighting, Misconduct] 17:53 | |
| 3: | Mike Korney, DET [Tripping] 13:47 |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Holding] 18:17 |
Penalty time: MIN: 27 minutes
DET: 44 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 14 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Wong | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Martineau | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 17 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 17 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 4- 5-14
DET: 5- 9-10-24
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 4-12-1)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 7-11-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 8,216
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