Hartford Whalers vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Saturday, January 10, 1987 · Met Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Hartford Whalers 4–3 on Saturday, January 10, 1987 at Met Center. The Whalers outshot the North Stars 34–32.
Kent Nilsson scored twice. Brian MacLellan, Ron Wilson, Ron Francis, Dave Barr and Ray Ferraro also scored.
Kari Takko made 31 saves on 34 shots for the win; Mike Liut stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Brian MacLellan (16)Frantisek Musil (6), Jari Gronstrand (6)0–105:49 MNS
Kent Nilsson (10)Craig Hartsburg (30), Brian Bellows (7)0–211:35 MNS · - Kent Nilsson (11)Neal Broten (18)0–317:07 MNS ·
2nd period
Ron Wilson (9)Neal Broten (19), Dino Ciccarelli (27)0–407:51 MNS · 
Ron Francis (12)Sylvain Cote (2), Dave Semenko (5)1–414:26 HFD
Dave Barr (2)Unassisted2–417:28 HFD ·
3rd period
Ray Ferraro (14)Mike McEwen (4), Sylvain Turgeon (1)3–403:13 HFD ·
Team stats
HFDMNS
3432
0%0%
1/53/6
2330
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:46 into the first period
Craig Hartsburg · tripping2 min - 10:22 into the first period
Mike McEwen · holding2 min - 13:16 into the first periodRon Francis · high sticking2 min
- 13:16 into the first periodFrantisek Musil · high sticking2 min
- 13:33 into the first periodSylvain Turgeon · butt ending5 min
- 13:33 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · slashing2 min
- 15:31 into the first periodDirk Graham · slashing2 min
- 16:14 into the first periodDave Babych · high sticking2 min
- 2:31 into the second periodNeal Broten · holding2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodJohn Anderson · roughing2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodRon Francis · high sticking2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodRon Francis · roughing2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · high sticking2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · roughing2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodBob Brooke · roughing2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodDennis Maruk · charging2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodDennis Maruk · game misconduct10 min
- 6:05 into the second periodRay Ferraro · tripping2 min
- 16:16 into the second periodMike McEwen · hooking2 min
- 2:43 into the third periodJari Gronstrand · hooking2 min
- 8:09 into the third periodDean Evason · holding2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 10Ron FrancisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Sylvain TurgeonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Dave BarrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Ray FerraroC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 72Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 25Mike McEwenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 12Dean EvasonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Dave TippettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Scot KleinendorstC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 20John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Paul MacdermidR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike LiutG | L | 32 | 4 | .875 |
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Kent NilssonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Ron WilsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 5Jari GronstrandD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Brian LawtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | W | 34 | 3 | .912 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |