NHL game summary from March 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (27-33-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (14-50-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: MIN, Steve Payne 20 (Bobby Smith, Jean Potvin), 1:46
COL, Randy Pierce 16 (Barry Beck, Merlin Malinowski), 6:45
MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 9, 18:42
2: no scoring
3: MIN, Glen Sharpley 19 (Mike Fidler, Greg Smith), 14:24
Penalties:
1: none
2: Wilf Paiement, COL [Cross checking] 1:32
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 0 minutes
COL: 2 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Ashby | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dwyer | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 9- 7-26
COL: 12-12-11-35
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 1-2-0)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 5-18-6)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ron Finn
Attendance: 6,121
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