NHL game summary from February 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-31-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (17-28-7) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 4 (Bill Hogaboam, Barry Salovaara), 15:19 |
| 2: | DET, | Rick Lapointe 8 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 2:39 |
| DET, | Terry Harper 5 (Bill Lochead, Bill Hogaboam), 4:40 - PP | |
| DET, | Bill Hogaboam 14 (Bill Lochead, Walt McKechnie), 5:34 - PP | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 15 (Bill Hogaboam, Bill Lochead), 12:03 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Lochead, DET [Tripping] 3:40 |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Elbowing] 9:22 | |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, DET [Holding] 12:33 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Boarding] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Hooking] 0:14 |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Tripping] 3:07 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Hooking] 4:54 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Interference] 7:50 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Slashing] 15:09 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Slashing] 15:09 | |
| 3: | J.P. Leblanc, DET [Tripping] 9:05 |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Hi-sticking] 19:13 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
DET: 36 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wong | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 5- 4-17
DET: 7-17- 8-32
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 11-18-3),
Pete LoPresti DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 11-15-5) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox Attendance: 8,325
Pete LoPresti DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 11-15-5) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox Attendance: 8,325
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