NHL game summary from January 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-18-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (8-21-9) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1: LA , Bob Berry 4 (Marcel Dionne, Frank St. Marseille), 12:17
2: LA , Frank St. Marseille 3 (Bob Berry), 1:42 - PP
MIN, Dennis O'Brien 1 (Glen Sharpley), 7:13
MIN, Ernie Hicke 8 (Glen Sharpley, Dean Talafous), 19:34 - PP
3: MIN, Ernie Hicke 9 (Tim Young), 15:14
MIN, Jim Roberts 3 (Alex Pirus, Glen Sharpley), 16:00
MIN, Doug Hicks 3 (Tim Young, Bill Fairbairn), 18:41
Penalties:
1: Dave Schultz, LA [Fighting] 3:31
Alex Pirus, MIN [Fighting] 3:31
Don Kozak, LA [Interference] 13:02
2: Doug Hicks, MIN [Holding] 1:15
Dave Hutchison, LA [Slashing] 10:36
Bob Berry, LA [Delay of game] 18:20
3: Dave Hutchison, LA [Hi-sticking] 10:34
Penalty time: LA : 13 minutes
MIN: 7 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9-12-11-32
MIN: 6-17-11-34
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (L, 0-4-2)
MIN: Gary Smith (W, 6-8-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 6,912
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