NHL game summary from March 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-34-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (25-30-13) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
1: NYR, Wayne Dillon 15 (Steve Vickers, Bill Goldsworthy), 8:58
MIN, Glen Sharpley 23, 10:59 - SH
NYR, Rod Gilbert 24 (Wayne Dillon, Carol Vadnais), 12:50
2: MIN, Ernie Hicke 26 (Jerry Engele, Bill Hogaboam), 7:24
MIN, Steve Jensen 19 (Roland Eriksson, Alex Pirus), 13:04
3: NYR, Carol Vadnais 9 (Walt Tkaczuk), 3:33
NYR, Bill Goldsworthy 11 (Walt Tkaczuk, Greg Polis), 4:25
NYR, Phil Esposito 32 (Ken Hodge, Dave Maloney), 10:06
MIN, Tim Young 25 (Bill Fairbairn), 10:28
NYR, Steve Vickers 19 (Rod Gilbert, Dave Maloney), 10:38
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 2:19
Roland Eriksson, MIN [Delay of game] 10:19
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Holding] 18:07
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Tataryn | 25 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9-13- 6-28
NYR: 11-14-15-40
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-16-8)
NYR: Dave Tataryn (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John Brown
Attendance: 17,500
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