NHL game summary from October 29, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-5-0) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (2-7-0) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 1 (Glen Sharpley, Per-Olov Brasar), 8:17 |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 2 (Pierre Jarry, Tim Young), 8:54 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Harvey Bennett 2 (Tim Young), 2:13 |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 1 (Glen Sharpley, Kent-Erik Andersson), 8:53 | |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 3 (Tim Young), 9:39 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 2, 4:14 |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 2, 8:31 - PP | |
| WAS, | Walt McKechnie 4 (Jack Lynch, Bob Sirois), 16:35 - PP | |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 6 (Rick Green, Bill Riley), 17:43 - PP | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 2 (Bob Sirois, Rick Green), 18:32 - PP | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 3 (Jack Lynch), 19:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Young, MIN [Hi-sticking] 2:42 |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Roughing] 14:26 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing double minor] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 3:48 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Charging] 19:28 | |
| 3: | Harvey Bennett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:35 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 6:35 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 13:29 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 13:29 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 14:37 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding, Roughing] 14:37 |
Penalty time: WAS: 14 minutes
MIN: 19 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 9 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 35 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 11- 8-16-35
MIN: 14- 9-15-38
Goalies: WAS: Gary Smith (L, 1-5-0)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 2-5-0)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 7,402
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