NHL game summary from October 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (5-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (2-5-0) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Pierre Jarry 3 (Dwight Bialowas, Roland Eriksson), 10:49 - PP |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 3 (Bill Hogaboam, Tom Reid), 11:00 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 3 (Ken Houston, Curt Bennett), 4:11 |
| MIN, | Alex Pirus 1 (Steve Jensen, Bill Hogaboam), 12:48 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Glen Sharpley 4 (Bill Hogaboam, Doug Hicks), 3:01 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 3 (Richard Mulhern), 9:55 - PP | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 4 (Richard Mulhern, Barry Gibbs), 13:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Hicks, MIN [Tripping] 2:51 |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Cross checking] 10:35 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Tripping] 15:01 | |
| 2: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 0:53 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 14:55 | |
| 3: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Delay of game] 6:07 |
| Phil Myre, ATL [Slashing] 6:07 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 8:46 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 18:32 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:32 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Simpson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 3-12-11-26
MIN: 13- 5- 8-26
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 2-2-0)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 1-3-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,130
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