NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (4-20-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-14-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 6 (Brad Maxwell, Ron Zanussi), 2:23 |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Payne 1 (Bobby Smith, Al MacAdam), 11:00 |
| MIN, | Mike Polich 2 (Tom Younghans, Glen Sharpley), 19:24 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Paul Gardner, COL [Slashing] 7:42 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Cross checking] 8:31 | ||
| 3: | Ron Delorme, COL [Cross checking] 11:13 | |
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -16 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -16 | 23 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 6- 9-23
MIN: 12-13-12-37
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 0-9-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 6-7-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 8,520
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