NHL game summary from January 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (11-28-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 California Golden Seals (12-21-8) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1: LA , Eddie Joyal 8 (Ross Lonsberry, Doug Barrie), 5:26
CAL, Carol Vadnais 6, 11:31
CAL, Stan Gilbertson 9 (Walt McKechnie), 12:43
CAL, Carol Vadnais 7 (Norm Ferguson, Walt McKechnie), 17:17
2: CAL, Gary Jarrett 4 (Dick Redmond, Carol Vadnais), 1:56 - PP
LA , Ralph Backstrom 5 (Bob Pulford, Real Lemieux), 12:46 - PP
CAL, Norm Ferguson 11 (Bert Marshall), 14:59
3: CAL, Gary Jarrett 5 (Carol Vadnais, Ernie Hicke), 18:15
Penalties:
1: none
2: Bob Pulford, LA [Holding] 0:39
Eddie Joyal, LA [Hooking] 3:46
Walt McKechnie, CAL [Elbowing] 6:43
Carol Vadnais, CAL [Hi-sticking] 11:26
Gary Jarrett, CAL [Hooking] 18:53
3: Bill Flett, LA [Holding] 5:51
Carol Vadnais, CAL [Elbowing] 8:43
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
CAL: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9- 7- 3-19
CAL: 10- 8- 9-27
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 4-16-0)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-12-6)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 3,143
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