NHL game summary 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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