NHL game summary from January 1, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (21-11-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (9-27-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: LA , Bob Pulford 8 (Juha Widing, Real Lemieux), :48
2: MIN, J.P. Parise 8 (Lou Nanne), 2:54
LA , Bob Pulford 9 (Gilles Marotte, Juha Widing), 11:13 - PP
MIN, Charlie Burns 5 (Bob Nevin, J.P. Parise), 14:33
3: MIN, Murray Oliver 16 (Bill Goldsworthy, Jude Drouin), 15:12 - PP
Penalties:
1: Bill Flett, LA [Roughing] 12:14
Barry Gibbs, MIN [Slashing] 12:14
Paul Curtis, LA [Fighting] 17:05
Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 17:05
Mike Corrigan, LA [Roughing] 17:05
Charlie Burns, MIN [Roughing] 17:05
2: Ted Harris, MIN [Hooking] 10:22
3: Charlie Burns, MIN [Tripping] 2:20
Ted Harris, MIN [Boarding] 7:48
Doug Barrie, LA [Boarding] 15:04
Gilles Marotte, LA [Slashing] 15:41
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Delay of game] 15:58
Penalty time: MIN: 17 minutes
LA : 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Labossiere | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-14- 6-28
LA : 12- 6-10-28
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 13-7-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 3-15-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 7,971
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