All NHL game summaries from October 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (1-7-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (3-2-2) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 1 (Tim Young, Brad Maxwell), 8:50 - PP |
| DET, | Al Cameron 1 (Rick Bowness, Dan Maloney), 11:56 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Reed Larson, Dan Maloney), 13:16 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 2 (Dan Maloney), :32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Bowness, DET [Fighting] 4:22 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 4:22 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:14 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Holding] 14:50 | |
| 2: | Doug Hicks, MIN [Hooking] 3:24 |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Tripping] 5:02 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Charging] 7:55 | |
| Jim Roberts, MIN [Tripping] 12:30 | |
| 3: | Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Tripping] 1:53 |
| Danny Grant, DET [Holding] 4:41 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al McDonough | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 7- 5-20
DET: 5- 7-11-23
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 1-5-0)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,113
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-2-3) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (3-2-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 1 (Billy Harris), 3:17 |
| 2: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 2 (Rick Blight, Dennis Kearns), 15:51 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 4, 16:05 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 1 (Bob Bourne), 17:00 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Mike Walton 6 (Rick Blight, Jere Gillis), 5:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Gassoff, VAN [Interference] 17:58 |
| 2: | Garry Monahan, VAN [Hooking] 2:09 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 8:22 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 15:06 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 19:06 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Fighting] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 6:48 |
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
VAN: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-11- 8-28
VAN: 12-14-13-39
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 2-1-1)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 3-1-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: n/a
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