NHL game summary from March 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-47-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (20-35-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Bob Ritchie 5 (Dennis Polonich, Terry Murray), 4:02 |
| MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 5 (Ernie Hicke, Tim Young), 14:55 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 27 (Tim Young, Bill Fairbairn), 19:43 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Ritchie, DET [Hooking] 10:30 | |
| 2: | Larry Giroux, DET [Hooking] 11:17 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
MIN: 0 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Giroux | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 9-10-31
MIN: 13-10-13-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-27-6)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 10-17-10)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,034
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