NHL game summary from April 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (17-53-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (32-28-19) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CHI, | John Marks 14 (Stan Mikita), :19 |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 9 (Glen Sharpley, Fred Barrett), 7:14 | |
| CHI, | John Marks 15, 16:11 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Ted Bulley 23 (Stan Mikita, Ivan Boldirev), :57 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Bill Butters 1 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 3:03 |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 17 (Ivan Boldirev, Doug Hicks), 16:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting] 1:51 |
| Jim Boo, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 1:51 | |
| Dean Magee, MIN [Hooking] 9:43 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Roughing, Slashing] 15:57 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Roughing, Spearing major] 15:57 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, CHI [Too many men on the ice] 2:25 |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Fighting] 5:01 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 5:01 | |
| Jim Boo, MIN [Roughing] 15:24 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Roughing] 15:24 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Slashing] 16:23 | |
| 3: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting] 10:36 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Fighting] 10:36 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Fighting] 17:18 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Fighting] 17:18 | |
| Jim Boo, MIN [Fighting] 17:18 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting, Game misconduct] 17:18 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Game misconduct] 17:18 |
Penalty time: MIN: 56 minutes
CHI: 45 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Magee | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 24 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13- 5- 6-24
CHI: 10-11- 7-28
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 12-35-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 28-22-14)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,021
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