NHL game summary from January 1, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (7-21-9) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (16-17-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: STL, Claude Larose 13 (Larry Patey, Floyd Thomson), 1:36
STL, Ted Irvine 8 (Red Berenson, Jerry Butler), 3:10
2: STL, Derek Sanderson 8 (Bob MacMillan, Joe Zanussi), :22 - PP
MIN, Jim Roberts 2 (Glen Sharpley, Bill Hogaboam), 16:29
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Roland Eriksson, MIN [Tripping] 19:32
2: Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 9:00
Derek Sanderson, STL [Slashing] 9:47
Larry Patey, STL [Tripping] 19:51
3: Claude Larose, STL [Holding] 8:57
Bob Gassoff, STL [Slashing] 18:52
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
STL: 8 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 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Marotte | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4- 4-14-22
STL: 8-11- 7-26
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 2-11-6)
STL: Eddie Johnston (W, 9-6-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Bob Luther
Attendance: 14,493
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