NHL game summary from March 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (19-35-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-33-15) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: COL, Danny Gruen 3 (Jim McElmury), 5:19
MIN, Steve Jensen 16 (Roland Eriksson, Nick Beverley), 13:29 - PP
2: COL, Danny Gruen 4 (Tracy Pratt, Ron Delorme), 8:40
MIN, Ernie Hicke 24 (Tim Young, Nick Beverley), 10:55 - PP
MIN, Bill Fairbairn 9 (Tim Young, Doug Hicks), 15:01
3: MIN, Jerry Engele 1 (Ernie Hicke, Bill Fairbairn), 6:37
MIN, Steve Jensen 17 (Tom Younghans, Bill Fairbairn), 11:58
COL, Nelson Pyatt 21 (Colin Campbell, Gary Croteau), 12:31
MIN, Alex Pirus 11 (Roland Eriksson), 15:56
Penalties:
1: Larry Johnston, COL [Interference] 9:47
Tracy Pratt, COL [Holding] 11:30
Tim Young, MIN [Tripping] 12:03
Larry Johnston, COL [Tripping] 12:40
Tracy Pratt, COL [Roughing] 13:30
2: Jerry Engele, MIN [Hooking] 1:44
Wilf Paiement, COL [Elbowing] 10:44
3: Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hooking] 9:45
Jim McElmury, COL [Hooking] 17:32
Penalty time: COL: 12 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Johnston | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Gruen | 16 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 14- 8-11-33
MIN: 6-17- 9-32
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 12-23-9)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 7-15-8)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 13,284
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