NHL game summary from October 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (1-5-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (4-2-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: CHI, Ivan Boldirev 2 (John Marks, Bobby Orr), 12:24
CHI, Ivan Boldirev 3 (Bobby Orr), 13:24
3: CHI, Dick Redmond 1 (John Marks, Ivan Boldirev), 7:41 - PP
Penalties:
1: Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hi-sticking] 9:29
Stan Mikita, CHI [Slashing] 9:47
Fred Barrett, MIN [Slashing] 9:47
Tom Reid, MIN [Roughing] 10:40
Pit Martin, CHI [Roughing] 10:40
Fred Barrett, MIN [Tripping] 12:56
Stan Mikita, CHI [Slashing] 13:03
Darcy Rota, CHI [Hi-sticking] 18:49
2: Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 2:47
Stan Mikita, CHI [Hi-sticking] 4:43
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 7:40
Tom Reid, MIN [Tripping] 17:33
Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Hi-sticking] 19:04
3: Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 5:32
Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 6:48
Keith Magnuson, CHI [Interference] 15:19
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
CHI: 14 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4- 6-14-24
CHI: 13-16-13-42
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-3-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 4-2-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: n/a
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