NHL game summary from March 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-35-14) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (24-29-11) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Kris Manery 12 (Mike Fidler, Glen Sharpley), 16:09 |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 18, 3:25 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 13 (Bobby Smith, Bryan Maxwell), 11:35 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 14 (Bobby Smith, Bryan Maxwell), 11:45 | |
| DET, | Bill Hogaboam 4 (Dan Bolduc, Paul Woods), 17:38 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 19 (Bobby Smith), 13:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Young, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:54 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 11:18 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 19:03 | |
| 2: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 9:19 |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 4:55 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Slashing] 4:55 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 6:55 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 6:55 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Elbowing] 7:28 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 8:19 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 9:28 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 9:28 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing] 10:36 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 17:54 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 17:54 |
Penalty time: DET: 20 minutes
MIN: 24 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-12-13-35
MIN: 10-11-10-31
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-10-3)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 18-17-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Jim Christison
Attendance: 13,234
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