NHL game summary from December 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-14-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (10-12-3) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 7 (Roland Eriksson), 11:18 |
| MIN, | Nick Beverley 4 (Roland Eriksson), 16:42 | |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 7 (Pierre Jarry, Brad Maxwell), 19:03 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 7 (Ed Johnstone, Carol Vadnais), 9:57 - PP |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 7 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Dillon), 14:42 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 5 (Doug Hicks), 15:42 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 5 (Carol Vadnais, Ron Greschner), 19:12 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 8 (Dave Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 14:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:01 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:01 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:18 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 19:27 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 4:24 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 9:33 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:33 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Roughing] 9:33 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 18:20 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:53 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:53 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 1:39 |
Penalty time: MIN: 17 minutes
NYR: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 8- 5-24
NYR: 11-12-17-40
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (T, 0-2-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 5-6-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,500
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