NHL game summary from October 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-2-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (2-5-2) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Mike Foligno 3 (Barry Long, Willie Huber), 7:15 |
| DET, | Dennis Sobchuk 1, 12:38 | |
| MIN, | Paul Shmyr 1 (Bobby Smith, Al MacAdam), 15:11 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 2 (Brad Maxwell, Per-Olov Brasar), 2:20 - PP |
| MIN, | Craig Hartsburg 3 (Bobby Smith, Gary Sargent), 10:00 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Pete Mahovlich 2 (Reed Larson), 7:00 |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 3 (Steve Payne, Bobby Smith), 10:06 | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 3 (Glen Sharpley, Ron Zanussi), 11:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Cross checking] 16:12 |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 0:52 |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Tripping] 5:49 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 9:01 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Holding] 13:48 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 14:32 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Hooking] 17:02 | |
| 3: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Tripping] 11:23 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 17:38 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
DET: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5-12- 8-25
DET: 10- 7-12-29
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 3-1-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 2-3-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 11,314
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