NHL game summary from February 24, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-38-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (13-31-15) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Jim Roberts 2 (Bill Hogaboam, Alex Pirus), 5:01
2: COL, Bob Neely 2 (Dennis Owchar, Wilf Paiement), 1:56 - PP
COL, Gary Croteau 16 (Mike Christie, Dave Hudson), 2:56
COL, Barry Beck 18 (Ron Andruff), 8:42
MIN, Bill Hogaboam 1 (Jim Roberts, Jerry Engele), 17:18
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Joe Contini, COL [Holding] 13:22
2: Jim Roberts, MIN [Tripping] 1:30
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 10:17
Bryan Lefley, COL [Tripping] 14:26
3: Mike Kitchen, COL [Hooking] 10:14
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
COL: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13- 5-13-31
COL: 10-10- 9-29
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 3-10-2)
COL: Doug Favell (W, 10-16-8)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,021
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