NHL game summary from April 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (27-38-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (22-39-16) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1: DET, Errol Thompson 23 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 8:51
DET, Vaclav Nedomansky 37 (Dan Labraaten, Perry Miller), 12:30
DET, Andre St. Laurent 17 (Errol Thompson), 13:58
2: no scoring
3: MIN, Kris Manery 16 (Fred Barrett, Steve Payne), 18:44
Penalties:
1: Kris Manery, MIN [Tripping] 6:36
Dennis Polonich, DET [Cross checking, Elbowing] 18:33
2: Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 4:11
Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 12:47
3: Mike Fidler, MIN [Tripping] 1:42
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
DET: 6 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 5- 7-20
DET: 15- 7- 7-29
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 1-4-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 12-13-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Don Koharski
Attendance: 13,742
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