NHL game summary from April 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-40-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (49-24-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
1: MIN, Roland Eriksson 1 (Steve Jensen, Alex Pirus), 2:08
BUF, Rene Robert 1 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 2:55
2: BUF, Jim Lorentz 1 (Terry Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 2:47
BUF, Jerry Korab 1, 4:35
MIN, Tim Young 1 (Bill Fairbairn), 7:35
3: BUF, Rene Robert 2 (Craig Ramsay), 19:55 - EN
Penalties:
1: Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 6:22
Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 7:22
Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing, Fighting] 16:42
Doug Hicks, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 16:42
Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Slashing] 18:42
2: Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 9:12
3: Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Tripping] 0:35
Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 8:04
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
BUF: 13 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 8- 8-25
BUF: 10-16-15-41
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
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