NHL game summary from March 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (22-32-17) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (15-46-9) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
1: MIN, Harvey Bennett 8 (Dean Talafous, Glen Sharpley), 4:16
MIN, Dean Talafous 13 (Brad Maxwell), 7:28
MIN, Glen Sharpley 17 (Roland Eriksson, Jim Roberts), 17:44 - PP
2: MIN, Glen Sharpley 18 (Jim Roberts, Brad Maxwell), :41
MIN, Ron Zanussi 12 (Per-Olov Brasar, Tim Young), 14:30
MIN, Tim Young 19 (Nick Beverley), 15:02
PIT, Blair Chapman 21, 16:47
3: MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 17 (Roland Eriksson, Dean Talafous), 17:07
Penalties:
1: Jean Pronovost, PIT [Slashing] 17:38
2: Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 8:31
3: Bob Paradise, PIT [Slashing] 10:10
Greg Malone, PIT [Elbowing] 10:34
Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 10:34
Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 14:01
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 13 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 5- 5- 3-13
MIN: 17-12-10-39
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 17-21-14)
MIN: Paul Harrison (W, 4-13-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski
Attendance: 7,449
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