All NHL game summaries from March 18, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-35-18) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (22-38-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CLE, | Wayne Merrick 16 (Jim Neilson, Bob Girard), 2:48 |
| CLE, | Ralph Klassen 11 (Brent Meeke, Bob Murdoch), 14:21 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Alex Pirus 17, 2:07 |
| 3: | MIN, | Jim Roberts 9 (Dennis O'Brien), 10:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hooking] 3:25 | |
| Dennis Maruk, CLE [Hooking] 4:43 | ||
| Bob Girard, CLE [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 11:53 | ||
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 11:53 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-10- 5-22
CLE: 10- 8- 9-27
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (T, 10-16-8)
CLE: Gary Edwards (T, 3-14-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,165
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (19-40-13) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington Capitals (20-39-14) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 33 (Bob Sirois, Bryan Watson), 11:18 |
| WAS, | Hartland Monahan 23 (Craig Patrick, Gerry Meehan), 15:47 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Craig Patrick 7 (Guy Charron, Bill Riley), 3:05 - PP |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 9 (Guy Charron, Bob Sirois), 9:43 | |
| WAS, | Bill Collins 9 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 16:58 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 12:55 |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Interference] 18:14 | |
| 2: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Elbowing] 3:35 |
| Bob Paradise, WAS [Hi-sticking] 7:51 | |
| Barry Dean, COL [Charging] 12:12 | |
| Nelson Pyatt, COL [Slashing] 16:10 | |
| 3: | Larry Johnston, COL [Holding] 2:31 |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Hooking] 4:09 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 17:52 | |
| Barry Dean, COL [Slashing, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 17:52 |
Penalty time: COL: 30 minutes
WAS: 30 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gruen | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Crozier | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 13- 7- 9-29
WAS: 9- 5-11-25
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 7-12-3)
WAS: Roger Crozier (W, 1-0-0),
Ron Low Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,069
Ron Low Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,069
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