NHL game summary from February 18, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-38-4) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 California Golden Seals (21-31-7) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | CAL, | Al MacAdam 22 (Bob Murdoch, Dennis Maruk), 17:31 - PP |
| 2: | CAL, | Fred Ahern 8, 2:02 |
| 3: | CAL, | Dennis Maruk 22 (Al MacAdam), 2:19 - SH |
| MIN, | Doug Hicks 2, 3:49 | |
| CAL, | Gary Sabourin 17 (Wayne Merrick, Dave Hrechkosy), 4:36 | |
| CAL, | Wayne Merrick 25 (Gary Sabourin, Bob Girard), 7:26 | |
| MIN, | Norm Gratton 5 (Ernie Hicke, Tom Reid), 10:25 - PP | |
| MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 1, 10:40 | |
| CAL, | Rick Hampton 10 (Bob Girard, Gary Sabourin), 19:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 15:53 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 17:56 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 7:16 |
| Gary Holt, CAL [Roughing, Spearing major] 10:11 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Roughing] 15:52 | |
| 3: | Jim Moxey, CAL [Slashing] 1:24 |
| Jim Moxey, CAL [Hi-sticking] 4:42 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:42 | |
| Wayne King, CAL [Charging] 8:53 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 17:21 |
Penalty time: MIN: 22 minutes
CAL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Pesut | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Holt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hrechkosy | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne King | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 4- 9-20
CAL: 9-12-11-32
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 5-16-1)
CAL: Gary Simmons (W, 10-13-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Shantz
Attendance: 6,339
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