NHL game summary from January 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-32-5) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (20-19-11) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1: MIN, Dean Talafous 11 (Tim Young, Steve Jensen), 6:25
ATL, Guy Chouinard 12 (Ken Houston, Bobby Simpson), 11:59
ATL, Bob MacMillan 20 (Guy Chouinard, John Gould), 13:28 - PP
ATL, Eric Vail 10 (Tom Lysiak, Ed Kea), 19:53
2: MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 12 (Tim Young, Kent-Erik Andersson), 4:03
ATL, Eric Vail 11 (Bob MacMillan, Bobby Lalonde), 5:36 - PP
MIN, Steve Jensen 11 (Tim Young, Jerry Engele), 7:00
ATL, Willi Plett 10 (Ed Kea), 9:38
MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 8 (Roland Eriksson, Brad Maxwell), 12:16
3: ATL, Richard Mulhern 7 (Ed Kea, Tom Lysiak), 11:08
ATL, Bobby Lalonde 12 (Rey Comeau, Pat Ribble), 18:34
Penalties:
1: Pat Ribble, ATL [Interference] 7:08
Jerry Engele, MIN [Hooking] 12:59
2: Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 4:27
Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 19:02
Paul Harrison, MIN [Roughing] 19:02
3: Bill Clement, ATL [Delay of game] 5:02
Jerry Engele, MIN [Delay of game] 5:02
Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 6:41
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-11- 7-25
ATL: 13-16- 9-38
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 2-6-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 13-9-11), Yves Belanger
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Ron Finn
Attendance: 7,163
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