NHL game summary from January 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (10-22-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-29-4) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
1: VAN, Bobby Lalonde 8 (Rick Blight, Andy Spruce), 6:36
VAN, Jim Wiley 3 (Bob Dailey), 9:51
MIN, Tim Young 16 (Ernie Hicke, Glen Sharpley), 13:39 - PP
2: MIN, Rich Nantais 1 (Glen Sharpley, Alex Pirus), 3:03
3: VAN, Jim Wiley 4 (Ron Sedlbauer, Gerry O'Flaherty), 3:34
VAN, Bob Dailey 4 (Dennis Kearns, Chris Oddleifson), 7:04 - PP
MIN, Bill Hogaboam 8, 13:07
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 17 (Garry Monahan), 18:18
Penalties:
1: Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 2:19
Larry Carriere, VAN [Holding] 11:46
Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 12:31
2: Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 8:57
Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Boarding] 12:11
3: Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hooking] 1:13
Bill Hogaboam, MIN [Hooking] 5:42
Alex Pirus, MIN [Roughing] 17:09
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Roughing] 17:09
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 7-15-28
VAN: 11- 4-12-27
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (L, 8-9-3)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 6-13-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: n/a
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