NHL game summary from February 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (16-32-12) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (13-30-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: MIN, Ernie Hicke 19 (Tim Young, Dean Talafous), 3:05 - PP
WAS, Ron Lalonde 10 (Bill Collins, Jack Lynch), 8:28
WAS, Hartland Monahan 19 (Guy Charron), 18:18
2: MIN, Tom Younghans 7 (Glen Sharpley), 1:50
WAS, Bill Collins 4 (Craig Patrick, Gord Lane), 9:24
MIN, Glen Sharpley 20 (Tom Younghans, Rich Nantais), 17:14
3: MIN, Roland Eriksson 20 (Tim Young, Dean Talafous), 3:54 - PP
WAS, Ron Lalonde 11 (Gord Lane, Bill Collins), 15:15
Penalties:
1: Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 2:45
Rich Nantais, MIN [Hi-sticking] 13:00
Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 18:37
2: Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Interference] 10:54
Jerry Engele, MIN [Hooking] 19:04
3: Yvon Labre, WAS [Cross checking] 2:15
Rich Nantais, MIN [Fighting] 3:54
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Fighting] 3:54
Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 3:54
Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 3:54
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Misconduct] 15:15
Gord Lane, WAS [Misconduct] 15:15
Penalty time: WAS: 28 minutes
MIN: 24 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 16-10-14-40
MIN: 7-11-10-28
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (T, 5-10-7)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 3-13-8)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John Brown, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,861
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