All NHL game summaries from January 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (14-23-10) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (22-15-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Danny Grant 10 (Jude Drouin), 17:20 |
| 3: | CAL, | Carol Vadnais 10 (Dick Redmond), 13:20 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MIN [Holding] 11:48 |
| Bert Marshall, CAL [Tripping] 15:47 | |
| Ernie Hicke, CAL [Interference] 19:17 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Charging] 8:40 |
| 3: | Walt McKechnie, CAL [Cross checking] 4:00 |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 12:18 |
Penalty time: CAL: 6 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 7- 7- 9-23
MIN: 14- 8- 4-26
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 10-13-7)
MIN: Gump Worsley (T, 9-5-6)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Bob Kilger, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,065
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (30-7-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-23-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (Reggie Leach, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 10:37 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 38 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 12:48 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Plager, STL [Hooking] 4:23 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:01 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 2:58 |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Tripping] 8:33 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 18:56 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 1:06 |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Hooking] 10:53 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Roughing] 14:08 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 18:43 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Shires | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-13-14-37
STL: 10- 3-12-25
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 14-3-4)
STL: Jacques Caron (L, 5-1-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 19,015
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