NHL game summary from October 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (1-2-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (1-2-0) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Chuck Arnason 2 (Guy Delparte), 7:46 |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 1 (Dennis O'Brien), 19:10 - SH | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tim Young 4 (Pierre Jarry, Dwight Bialowas), 1:42 |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 2 (Tim Young, Dennis O'Brien), 10:54 - PP | |
| MIN, | Pierre Jarry 2 (Tim Young, Dennis O'Brien), 15:09 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Henry Boucha, COL [Hi-sticking] 15:40 |
| Ernie Hicke, MIN [Spearing major] 15:40 | |
| 2: | Roger Lemelin, COL [Charging] 2:48 |
| Bill Hogaboam, MIN [Roughing] 5:37 | |
| Tracy Pratt, COL [Roughing double minor] 5:37 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Hooking] 12:47 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Slashing] 14:01 | |
| Larry Skinner, COL [Hooking] 17:35 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 3:14 |
| Larry Skinner, COL [Hooking] 3:42 | |
| Colin Campbell, COL [Roughing] 8:58 | |
| Henry Boucha, COL [Hi-sticking] 10:10 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:10 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Cross checking] 11:34 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hi-sticking] 11:34 | |
| Bryan Lefley, COL [Hooking] 13:10 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Charging] 19:09 |
Penalty time: COL: 22 minutes
MIN: 17 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Roger Lemelin | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 4- 5-17
MIN: 8-22-13-43
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 0-1-0)
MIN: Gary Smith (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,771
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