NHL game summary from December 30, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (7-20-9) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (27-5-6) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 6 (Tim Young, Roland Eriksson), 14:34 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 29 (Pete Mahovlich, Steve Shutt), :59 |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 6 (Roland Eriksson), 2:12 | |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 15 (Tim Young, Roland Eriksson), 14:06 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 9 (Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey), :45 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 6 (Doug Jarvis, Larry Robinson), 8:35 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 12 (Mario Tremblay, Doug Risebrough), 10:04 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 7, 15:54 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 30 (Serge Savard, Jacques Lemaire), 16:15 | |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 7 (Tim Young, Glen Sharpley), 19:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:16 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Tripping] 18:40 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:15 |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Elbowing] 12:27 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 13:31 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hooking] 15:58 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, MIN [Hi-sticking] 17:20 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 17:20 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Cross checking, Misconduct] 17:36 | |
| Gary Smith, MIN [Roughing] 17:36 | |
| 3: | Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 1:35 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
MTL: 24 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 8- 3-18
MTL: 19-12-13-44
Goalies: MIN: Gary Smith (T, 5-8-3)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 19-4-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,863
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