NHL game summary from December 21, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (7-24-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (20-9-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Murray Oliver 15 (Lou Nanne), 6:15
2: MIN, Dean Prentice 13 (Murray Oliver, Lou Nanne), 12:50 - PP
MIN, Lou Nanne 10 (Dean Prentice, Murray Oliver), 15:59
LA , Juha Widing 8 (Al McDonough, Doug Barrie), 17:35 - PP
3: LA , Lucien Grenier 2 (Mike Corrigan, Butch Goring), 6:41
Penalties:
1: Ralph Backstrom, LA [Hooking] 9:31
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 10:24
Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 12:33
2: Doug Barrie, LA [Interference] 11:55
Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 16:50
3: Doug Barrie, LA [Hooking] 1:31
Doug Mohns, MIN [Slashing] 10:17
Mike Corrigan, LA [Slashing, Misconduct] 10:17
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 12:53
Doug Mohns, MIN [Tripping] 18:49
Al McDonough, LA [Hooking] 19:56
Penalty time: LA : 20 minutes
MIN: 12 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gord Labossiere | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 12- 9- 8-29
MIN: 11-15- 9-35
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 2-13-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 12-6-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,257
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