NHL game summary from January 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-38-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-26-2) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 15 (Lou Nanne), 7:23 |
| WAS, | Harvey Bennett 8 (Bill Clement, Mike Lampman), 8:51 | |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 9, 13:55 | |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 8 (Bryan Hextall, Bill Goldsworthy), 17:57 | |
| WAS, | Tony White 15 (Nelson Pyatt, Bob Sirois), 19:46 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 17 (Bryan Hextall, Dennis Hextall), 4:03 |
| WAS, | Gord Smith 1 (Jack Lynch), 10:31 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Dean Talafous 8 (Doug Hicks, Pierre Jarry), 3:57 |
| MIN, | Glen Sather 4 (Ernie Hicke, Blake Dunlop), 16:09 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 6 (Pierre Jarry, Dwight Bialowas), 16:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tony White, WAS [Tripping] 4:34 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 15:06 | |
| Mike Lampman, WAS [Hooking] 26:00:00 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 4:14 |
| Bill Clement, WAS [Interference] 4:29 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Tripping] 6:59 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 9:09 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 12:26 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Tripping] 12:26 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Tripping] 15:27 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Fighting] 19:45 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 19:45 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 19:04 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 19:04 |
Penalty time: WAS: 17 minutes
MIN: 19 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Gryp | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 19 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9- 5- 5-19
MIN: 9-12-11-32
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 2-23-0)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 5-12-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 9,305
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