NHL game summary from February 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (34-21-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (15-31-15) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Jensen 13 (Alex Pirus, Roland Eriksson), 15:05 |
| 2: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 22 (Tim Young), 12:22 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 10, 12:46 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 10:09 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Elbowing] 15:53 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 2:04 |
| Dean Talafous, MIN [Holding] 15:57 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Game misconduct] 16:57 | |
| Pete Lopresti, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 16:57 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking, Roughing double minor] 16:57 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 13:42 |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Fighting] 13:42 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Misconduct, Double game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BOS: 49 minutes
MIN: 21 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 7- 9-24
MIN: 8-12- 9-29
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 20-9-4)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 5-14-8)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 7,974
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