NHL game summary from January 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-13-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (10-21-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 10 (Nick Beverley, Fred Barrett), 3:13 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 15 (Rich Nantais, Tom Younghans), 16:27 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Peter McNab 26 (Brad Park, Bobby Schmautz), :26 |
| MIN, | Alex Pirus 5 (Glen Sharpley, Lou Nanne), 2:34 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Tripping] 7:28 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 15:23 | |
| 2: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:58 |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Hi-sticking] 7:58 | |
| Rich Nantais, MIN [Holding] 12:07 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Elbowing] 17:43 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Roughing] 17:43 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:09 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 4:32 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Interference] 12:24 | |
| Rich Nantais, MIN [Fighting] 16:18 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 16:18 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:18 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 16:18 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:18 |
Penalty time: BOS: 34 minutes
MIN: 20 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-13- 5-25
MIN: 5-10-11-26
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 9-8-1)
MIN: Gary Smith (W, 8-8-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,083
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