All NHL game summaries from March 31, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-37-18) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-53-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 28 (Tom Reid), 13:45 |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 18, 7:47 - SH |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 22 (Dennis O'Brien), 13:34 | |
| MIN, | Jim Roberts 11 (Dennis O'Brien), 16:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 2:23 |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 5:50 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:06 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Slashing] 15:35 | |
| Roland Eriksson, MIN [Slashing] 15:35 | |
| Steve Coates, DET [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| Dean Talafous, MIN [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Jim Nahrgang, DET [Interference] 1:06 |
| Steve Coates, DET [Slashing] 8:50 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Slashing] 11:49 | |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Slashing] 11:49 | |
| 3: | Steve Coates, DET [Interference] 3:02 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Cross checking] 6:15 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
DET: 18 minutes
| 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 | 3 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Coates | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 9- 8-23
DET: 6- 7- 9-22
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 13-19-10)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-32-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,427
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (19-45-14) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (32-31-15) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | COL, | Paul Gardner 27 (Wilf Paiement), :33 |
| LA , | Don Kozak 14 (Vic Venasky, Bob Murdoch), 12:21 | |
| LA , | Dave Schultz 10 (Marcel Dionne, Butch Goring), 14:36 - PP | |
| 2: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 39 (Paul Gardner), 5:06 - PP |
| LA , | Vic Venasky 13 (Don Kozak, Dave Schultz), 10:22 | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 28 (Wilf Paiement, Tom Edur), 12:29 - PP | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 47, 13:22 - SH | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 40 (Paul Gardner), 16:16 | |
| 3: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 48 (Bob Berry, Gary Sargent), 1:38 |
| LA , | Dave Hutchison 6, 9:05 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 22 (Barry Dean, Dave Hudson), 14:33 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 34 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 17:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Johnston, COL [Holding] 12:44 |
| 2: | Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing] 3:59 |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Interference] 12:20 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 12:49 | |
| Colin Campbell, COL [Hooking] 17:58 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 10:25 |
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Larry Johnston | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gruen | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 39 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 14-10-15-39
LA : 10- 5-12-27
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 12-29-9)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 31-23-12)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,302
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