NHL game summary from January 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (26-15-7) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Montreal Canadiens (26-13-8) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1: MTL, Guy Lafleur 16 (Frank Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 1:56
MIN, Dean Prentice 16 (Lou Nanne, Murray Oliver), 2:36
MIN, J.P. Parise 10 (Barry Gibbs), 5:32
MIN, Lou Nanne 14 (Dean Prentice, Doug Mohns), 7:40
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 23 (Guy Lafleur, Pete Mahovlich), 8:49
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 24 (Yvan Cournoyer, Pete Mahovlich), 9:40 - PP
MIN, Lou Nanne 15 (Murray Oliver, Barry Gibbs), 10:12
2: MIN, Tom Reid 3, 4:07
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 25 (Guy Lapointe, Pete Mahovlich), 13:02
3: MTL, Guy Lafleur 17, 5:29
MIN, Lou Nanne 16 (Murray Oliver, Ted Harris), 16:24
Penalties:
1: Terry Harper, MTL [Hooking] 3:31
Dennis Hextall, MIN [Elbowing] 9:10
Danny Grant, MIN [Holding] 11:47
2: Terry Harper, MTL [Holding] 1:02
3: J.P. Parise, MIN [Holding, Roughing] 10:19
Guy Lafleur, MTL [Roughing double minor] 10:19
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Burns | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 12-13-14-39
MTL: 12-12-17-41
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 16-10-1)
MTL: Phil Myre (L, 3-5-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,897
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