NHL game summary from October 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (1-3-1) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (1-2-3) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Thommie Bergman 2 (Dan Labraaten, Dale McCourt), 10:02 |
| MIN, | Mike Fidler 2 (Per-Olov Brasar, Gary Sargent), 13:55 - PP | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 2 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 17:12 - PP | |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 2 (Gary Sargent, Tim Young), 18:55 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 2 (Glen Sharpley, Mike Fidler), 4:47 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 2, 19:53 | |
| 3: | DET, | Errol Thompson 3 (Dan Labraaten, Vaclav Nedomansky), 9:29 - PP |
| DET, | Reed Larson 2 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dale McCourt), 13:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hanson, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:31 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:31 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 12:31 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 12:31 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:37 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Slashing] 13:37 | |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Interference] 16:09 | |
| Rogie Vachon, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:27 | |
| 2: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 0:22 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 2:14 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Roughing] 2:14 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 2:14 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 6:53 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Charging] 9:25 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Fighting] 12:19 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Fighting] 12:19 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 12:19 | |
| Dave Hanson, DET [Fighting] 12:19 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 16:02 | |
| 3: | Gary Sargent, MIN [Tripping] 2:18 |
| Dave Hanson, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:22 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 8:12 |
Penalty time: MIN: 33 minutes
DET: 35 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-11- 5-24
DET: 10- 6-11-27
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (T, 1-1-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 1-1-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,796
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