NHL game summary from December 21, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (7-21-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (15-11-5) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1: LA , Marcel Dionne 12 (Ernie Hicke, Syl Apps), 6:25
LA , Vic Venasky 2 (Dave Taylor), 12:17
LA , Ernie Hicke 8 (Syl Apps, Randy Manery), 17:31
2: LA , Dave Taylor 3 (Pete Stemkowski, Bert Wilson), 3:53
LA , Syl Apps 10 (Marcel Dionne, Ernie Hicke), 10:56
3: LA , Syl Apps 11 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 1:35 - PP
LA , Syl Apps 12 (Mike Murphy, Butch Goring), 6:10
MIN, Glen Sharpley 8 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 8:51
LA , Syl Apps 13 (Gary Sargent, Mike Murphy), 16:52 - PP
Penalties:
1: Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 19:25
Butch Goring, LA [Slashing] 19:25
2: none
3: Lou Nanne, MIN [Tripping] 0:13
Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 1:54
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking double minor] 1:54
Doug Hicks, MIN [Hooking] 16:04
Glenn Goldup, LA [Tripping] 17:46
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
LA : 6 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 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-10-10-26
LA : 12-11-22-45
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 7-18-3), Paul Harrison
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 13-7-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: 9,649
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