NHL game summary from March 16, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (54-8-11) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-35-17) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 55 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 2:40 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 27 (Bill Fairbairn), 10:57 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 14 (Rejean Houle), 4:16 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 17 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 7:50 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Rick Chartraw 3 (Jimmy Roberts), 1:19 |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 18 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 2:13 | |
| MIN, | Alex Pirus 16 (Roland Eriksson, Glen Sharpley), 17:10 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Engele, MIN 16:14 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Yvon Lambert, MTL 15:04 | |
Penalty time: MTL: 2 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 44 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-16-16-44
MIN: 6- 5- 6-17
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 38-6-7)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-17-10)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,550
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