NHL game summary from December 21, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-19-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (6-19-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Steve Jensen 4 (Roland Eriksson, Nick Beverley), 8:47
MIN, Alex Pirus 4 (Rich Nantais, Lou Nanne), 19:44
2: CHI, Duane Wylie 1 (Dennis Hull), 10:07 - PP
MIN, Dean Talafous 13 (Tim Young, Dwight Bialowas), 11:09
3: CHI, Kirk Bowman 5 (Phil Russell), 2:17
CHI, Duane Wylie 2 (Dennis Hull, Grant Mulvey), 9:47
Penalties:
1: Grant Mulvey, CHI [Hi-sticking] 0:09
Rich Nantais, MIN [Slashing] 0:09
Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hooking] 4:35
2: Keith Magnuson, CHI [Holding] 0:23
Ernie Hicke, MIN [Charging] 7:55
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 9:45
3: none
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Logan | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Duane Wylie | 27 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 5- 4-10-19
MIN: 14-15- 6-35
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 10-18-3)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 2-9-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 7,607
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