NHL game summary from December 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-15-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (7-20-8) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
1: LA , Marcel Dionne 21 (Gene Carr), 4:35
MIN, Ernie Hicke 5 (Tim Young), 8:49
MIN, Glen Sharpley 13 (Bill Hogaboam, Lou Nanne), 10:08
MIN, Tom Younghans 3 (Bill Fairbairn, Nick Beverley), 15:49 - SH
2: MIN, Bill Fairbairn 3, 16:38 - SH
3: LA , Dave Schultz 5 (Juha Widing), 2:14
LA , Butch Goring 13 (Tom Williams, Mike Murphy), 7:27 - PP
MIN, Fred Barrett 1 (Roland Eriksson, Glen Sharpley), 12:55
MIN, Tim Young 14 (Ernie Hicke, Bill Fairbairn), 14:16
MIN, Jim Roberts 1 (Glen Sharpley, Lou Nanne), 15:32
MIN, Steve Jensen 5 (Nick Beverley, Roland Eriksson), 19:12
Penalties:
1: Steve Jensen, MIN [Holding] 15:25
Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing] 19:53
Tim Young, MIN [Roughing] 19:53
2: Neil Komadoski, LA [Cross checking] 4:12
Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing] 11:12
Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hooking] 15:30
3: Bill Hogaboam, MIN [Holding] 6:42
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 16:29
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5- 9-10-24
MIN: 8- 6-13-27
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 12-12-8), Gary Edwards
MIN: Gary Smith (W, 5-8-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, John Brown
Attendance: 9,312
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