1. MIN Doug Hicks 5 (Murray Oliver, Dean Talafous), 7:18.
2. MIN Dennis O'Brien 5 (Dennis Hextall), 10:24.
3. LOS Tom Williams 8 (Bob Murdoch, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 18:38 (PP).
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
4. MIN Don Martineau 3 (Barry Gibbs), 11:44.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
5. LOS Juha Widing 5 (Terry Harper, Tom Williams), 13:17.
6. LOS Bob Nevin 10 (Terry Harper, Larry Brown), 14:59.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
MIN 14 - 12 - 7 = 33
LOS 9 - 9 - 12 = 30
POWER PLAYS:
MIN 0 for 2
LOS 1 for 3
GOALIES:
MIN Pete LoPresti 3-7-1 (30 Shots - 27 Saves).
LOS Rogie Vachon 10-4-2 (33 Shots - 30 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesman: Matt Pavelich
Linesman: Doug Geiger
1. DET Danny Grant 12 (Bill Lochead, Marcel Dionne), 3:30.
2. NYR Derek Sanderson 4 (Rick Middleton, Walt Tkaczuk), 9:46.
3. NYR Gilles Marotte 2 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 16:36.
4. DET Danny Grant 13 (Larry Giroux, Nick Libett), 19:49.
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
5. NYR Greg Polis 8 (Pete Stemkowski), 8:48.
6. DET Michel Bergeron 5 (Nick Libett, Gary Bergman), 17:51.
7. DET Pierre Jarry 3 (Mickey Redmond, Frank Bathe), 19:52.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
8. NYR Rick Middleton 7 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 0:47.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
DET 8 - 9 - 5 = 22
NYR 13 - 13 - 16 = 42
POWER PLAYS:
DET 0 for 2
NYR 0 for 4
GOALIES:
DET Bill McKenzie 1-2-1 (42 Shots - 38 Saves).
NYR Ed Giacomin 3-3-5 (22 Shots - 18 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesman: Ron Finn
Linesman: Randy Mitton
Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders
Chicago Black Hawks at Philadelphia Flyers
AT "THE AUD" (BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), BUFFALO, NY
LINE SCORE:
WAS 0 - 1 - 0 = 1
BUF 3 - 2 - 3 = 8
FIRST PERIOD SCORING:
1. BUF Rick Martin 16 (Jim Schoenfeld, Gilbert Perreault), 5:59.
2. BUF Craig Ramsay 10 (Rick Dudley), 9:08.
3. BUF Jim Lorentz 11 (Rick Dudley), 13:23.
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
4. BUF Craig Ramsay 11 (Rick Dudley, Don Luce), 2:08.
5. BUF Don Luce 12 (Rick Dudley), 10:14 (SH).
6. WAS Jack Egers 1 (Gord Brooks, Mike Bloom), 14:28 (PP).
1. CHI Germain Gagnon 5 (Dick Redmond, Jim Pappin), 10:18 (PP).
2. PHI Tom Bladon 6 (Bobby Clarke, Terry Crisp), 16:58.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
3. PHI Bill Clement 8 (Bobby Clarke), 13:08.
4. PHI Rick MacLeish 10 (Bobby Clarke, Larry Goodenough), 15:55.
5. CHI John Marks 8 (Cliff Koroll), 17:58.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
CHI 9 - 12 - 10 = 31
PHI 13 - 11 - 13 = 37
POWER PLAYS:
CHI 1 for 6
PHI 0 for 4
GOALIES:
CHI Tony Esposito 12-7-2 (37 Shots - 34 Saves).
PHI Bernie Parent 16-3-2 (31 Shots - 29 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Andy Van Hellemond
Linesman: Ron Finn
Linesman: Willard Norris
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS 3, MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 2
AT THE OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM ARENA, OAKLAND, CA
LINE SCORE:
MIN 1 - 0 - 1 = 2
CAL 2 - 0 - 1 = 3
FIRST PERIOD SCORING:
1. CAL Dave Gardner 9 (Jim Neilson), 3:45 (PP).
2. CAL Ron Huston 3 (Rick Hampton), 13:57.
3. MIN Bill Goldsworthy 10 (Barry Gibbs, Doug Hicks), 15:58.
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
None.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
4. MIN Barry Gibbs 2 (Fred Barrett, Don Martineau), 3:33 (PP).
5. CAL Jim Moxey 2 (Stan Weir), 9:21.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
MIN 14 - 9 - 14 = 37
CAL 14 - 14 - 7 = 35
POWER PLAYS:
MIN 1 for 4
CAL 1 for 6
GOALIES:
MIN Cesare Maniago 2-9-1 (35 Shots - 32 Saves).
CAL Gary Simmons 1-9-2 (37 Shots - 35 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesman: Matt Pavelich
Linesman: Doug Geiger
AT THE PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
LINE SCORE:
ATL 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
VAN 1 - 0 - 2 = 3
FIRST PERIOD SCORING:
1. ATL Bobby Leiter 2 (Curt Bennett), 5:02 (PP).
2. VAN Gerry O'Flaherty 8 (Andre Boudrias, Don Lever), 17:18 (PP).
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
3. ATL Dwight Bialowas 3 (Ed Kea, Jerry Byers), 6:34.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
4. ATL Tim Ecclestone 4 (Eric Vail, Noel Price), 3:59.
5. VAN Gerry Meehan 4 (Gregg Boddy, Gerry O'Flaherty), 11:44.
6. VAN Don Lever 10 (Andre Boudrias, John Gould), 18:31.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
ATL 7 - 7 - 6 = 20
VAN 10 - 9 - 11 = 30
POWER PLAYS:
ATL 1 for 4
VAN 1 for 2
GOALIES:
ATL Phil Myre 5-8-1 (30 Shots - 27 Saves).
VAN Gary Smith 6-11-4 (20 Shots - 17 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesman: Ryan Bozak
Linesman: Randy Shantz
New York Rangers at Chicago Black Hawks
Atlanta Flames at Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Kansas City Scouts at New York Islanders
Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
1. LOS Mike Corrigan 5 (Bob Murdoch, Juha Widing), 9:22.
2. ATL Curt Bennett 15 (Dwight Bialowas, Buster Harvey), 10:48.
3. LOS Bob Nevin 11 (Bob Murdoch, Frank St. Marseille), 15:40 (SH).
SECOND PERIOD SCORING:
4. LOS Butch Goring 9 (Dan Maloney, Neil Komadoski), 7:06.
5. ATL Eric Vail 16 (Hilliard Graves, Rey Comeau), 12:35.
THIRD PERIOD SCORING:
6. LOS Dan Maloney 9 (Juha Widing, Butch Goring), 6:19.
7. LOS Butch Goring 10 (Dan Maloney, Juha Widing), 13:04.
8. ATL Curt Bennett 16 (Tom Lysiak), 15:59.
9. ATL Tom Lysiak 8 (Keith McCreary, Buster Harvey), 17:59.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
ATL 10 - 10 - 12 = 32
LOS 9 - 10 - 9 = 28
POWER PLAYS:
ATL 0 for 4
LOS 0 for 4
GOALIES:
ATL Dan Bouchard 7-5-3 (28 Shots - 23 Saves).
LOS Rogie Vachon 11-4-2 (32 Shots - 28 Saves).
OFFICIALS:
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesman: Matt Pavelich
Linesman: Doug Geiger