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