NHL game summary from January 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-31-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (9-29-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 7, 6:52 |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 9 (Steve Jensen), 16:58 |
| 3: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 7 (Roland Eriksson, Per-Olov Brasar), 6:14 - PP |
| MIN, | Harvey Bennett 7 (Ron Zanussi, Brad Maxwell), 7:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 7:47 |
| 2: | Gord Lane, WAS [Interference] 3:04 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 19:49 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing] 19:49 | |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 5:43 |
| Steve Jensen, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 8:20 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 8:20 |
Penalty time: MIN: 19 minutes
WAS: 21 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 7- 7-23
WAS: 4-14-12-30
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (W, 2-5-1)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 5-10-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,366
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