NHL game summary from March 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-46-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Barons (19-40-11) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: MIN, Jim Roberts 3 (Nick Beverley), 7:34
CLE, Chuck Arnason 17 (Walt McKechnie, J.P. Parise), 11:00 - PP
MIN, Ron Zanussi 11 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 15:55
2: CLE, Al MacAdam 11 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Stewart), 2:35
MIN, Roland Eriksson 18, 2:54
CLE, Al MacAdam 12 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 7:16 - PP
3: MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 11 (Harvey Bennett, Fred Barrett), 17:34
CLE, Dave Gardner 16 (Al MacAdam, Chuck Arnason), 19:58
Penalties:
1: Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 4:30
Bill Butters, MIN [Hooking] 10:54
J.P. Parise, CLE [Hi-sticking major] 19:46
Randy Holt, CLE [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 20:00
2: Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 2:14
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 5:22
Jean Potvin, CLE [Interference] 17:37
3: Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Hooking] 1:19
John Baby, CLE [Hooking] 7:32
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
CLE: 21 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-10-10-27
CLE: 10-11- 8-29
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 11-31-5)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (T, 13-24-7)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, John D'Amico
Attendance: 4,089
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