NHL game summary from December 29, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (9-22-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (24-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1: PHI, Bill Barber 19 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke), 5:10
2: PHI, Rick MacLeish 10 (Ross Lonsberry, Bob Kelly), 2:52
MIN, Steve Jensen 9 (Roland Eriksson, Alex Pirus), 8:52
MIN, Roland Eriksson 9 (Brad Maxwell, Dean Talafous), 15:26 - PP
3: PHI, Rick MacLeish 11 (Andre Dupont), 1:37
PHI, Orest Kindrachuk 7 (Joe Watson, Mel Bridgman), 7:54
PHI, Rick MacLeish 12 (Don Saleski), 15:45 - SH
Penalties:
1: Paul Holmgren, PHI [Interference] 8:21
Tom Younghans, MIN [Holding] 15:59
2: Jerry Engele, MIN [Tripping] 9:27
Bob Kelly, PHI [Tripping] 14:13
3: Bill Barber, PHI [Tripping] 13:02
Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 14:29
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
PHI: 8 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 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9-11- 2-22
PHI: 8-20-11-39
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-19-3)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 10-5-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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