NHL game summary from December 26, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (20-11-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (12-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: DET, Red Berenson 11 (Leon Rochefort, Arnie Brown), 15:00
2: DET, Leon Rochefort 6 (Gary Bergman, Larry Johnston), 3:10
MIN, Ted Harris 1 (Gord Labossiere), 3:29
DET, Mickey Redmond 13 (Ron Harris, Al Karlander), 4:10
DET, Mickey Redmond 14 (Gary Bergman, Alex Delvecchio), 13:08
3: DET, Gary Bergman 3 (Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone), 3:33
Penalties:
1: Lou Nanne, MIN [Interference] 2:25
Barry Gibbs, MIN [Boarding] 8:11
Doug Volmar, DET [Tripping] 9:02
Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 18:38
2: Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 5:07
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Slashing] 19:19
3: Arnie Brown, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:15
Jude Drouin, MIN [Hi-sticking] 2:15
Barry Gibbs, MIN [Charging] 17:21
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Labossiere | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 12- 4- 6-22
DET: 8-19- 8-35
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 12-7-0)
DET: Al Smith (W, 5-10-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,323
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