NHL game summary from December 10, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-18-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-8-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: ATL, Tom Lysiak 11 (Richard Mulhern, Eric Vail), 11:25
2: MIN, Alex Pirus 2 (Lou Nanne, Bill Hogaboam), 15:49
MIN, Alex Pirus 3 (Bill Hogaboam), 16:00
3: ATL, Richard Mulhern 3 (Tom Lysiak, Curt Bennett), 4:09
ATL, Richard Mulhern 4, 13:53
MIN, Roland Eriksson 10 (Lou Nanne, Dean Talafous), 15:22 - PP
Penalties:
1: Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 6:56
2: Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 19:05
3: Pat Quinn, ATL [Elbowing] 14:11
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 3-10- 8-21
ATL: 13-10-14-37
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 2-8-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 8-3-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 10,101
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