NHL game summary from April 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (18-40-20) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-51-9) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tom Younghans 8 (Roland Eriksson, Steve Jensen), 1:28 |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 12, 5:20 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 18 (Tim Young), 2:47 - PP |
| MIN, | Tim Young 23 (Per-Olov Brasar, Pete LoPresti), 12:33 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 30 (Bryan Lefley, Denis Dupere), 13:19 | |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 13, 16:20 | |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 21, 17:59 | |
| COL, | Barry Beck 22 (John Van Boxmeer), 19:55 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Boarding] 9:59 |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Holding] 19:11 | |
| 2: | Joe Contini, COL [Fighting] 9:34 |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Fighting] 9:34 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Hooking] 10:54 | |
| Dave Hudson, COL [Hooking] 12:36 | |
| 3: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Tripping] 1:10 |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Elbowing] 20:00 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Slashing] 20:00 |
Penalty time: COL: 13 minutes
MIN: 11 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 17-12-10-39
MIN: 11- 6-11-28
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 12-20-10)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 12-34-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,547
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