NHL game summary from April 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Minnesota North Stars (16-51-9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Colorado Rockies (18-39-20) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 
| 1: | COL, | Dave Hudson 8 (Andy Spruce, Fred Ahern), 3:02 | 
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 22 (Ron Zanussi, Per-Olov Brasar), 1:22 - PP | 
| COL, | Barry Beck 21 (Joe Contini), 5:33 | |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 20, 6:26 | |
| 3: | COL, | Denis Dupere 14 (Barry Beck), 7:34 - SH | 
| COL, | Dave Hudson 9 (John Van Boxmeer, Andy Spruce), 7:52 | 
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 7:23 | 
| Bill Butters, MIN [Cross checking] 11:57 | |
| 2: | Denis Dupere, COL [Hooking] 0:43 | 
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Interference] 8:42 | |
| Ralph Klassen, COL [Hooking] 19:28 | |
| 3: | Jerry Engele, MIN [Interference] 5:31 | 
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 5:44 | 
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
              COL: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN:  9-13- 6-28
       COL: 15-10- 8-33
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 5-15-2)
         COL: Doug Favell (W, 12-19-10)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 16,399
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com
 
 