NHL game summary from October 7, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (0-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (1-0-0) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
1: BOS, Ray Maluta 1 (Johnny Bucyk), 13:16
2: BOS, Rick Middleton 1 (Jean Ratelle, Johnny Bucyk), 15:21
MIN, Tim Young 3, 19:50
3: BOS, Jean Ratelle 1 (Johnny Bucyk), :20
MIN, Dean Talafous 1 (Pierre Jarry, Tim Young), 10:00
BOS, Rick Middleton 2 (Gregg Sheppard, Gerry Cheevers), 15:36
BOS, Rick Middleton 3 (Don Marcotte), 18:21
BOS, Bobby Schmautz 1 (Jean Ratelle), 19:49
Penalties:
1: Joe Zanussi, BOS [Interference] 6:07
Tim Young, MIN [Hi-sticking] 6:47
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Roughing] 16:22
2: Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 16:39
Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 17:30
3: Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Slashing] 1:47
Roland Eriksson, MIN [Tripping] 6:41
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Roberts | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Younghans | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Maluta | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 6-12-23
BOS: 9-10-13-32
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-1-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,921
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