NHL game summary from January 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (31-9-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (27-15-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1: MIN, Danny Grant 12 (Jude Drouin, Barry Gibbs), 13:09
NYR, Vic Hadfield 31 (Jim Neilson, Rod Gilbert), 13:18
MIN, Dean Prentice 17 (Lou Nanne, Jude Drouin), 18:27
2: NYR, Glen Sather 3 (Bruce MacGregor), 14:58
3: MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 21, 11:13
MIN, Tom Reid 4 (Jude Drouin, Danny Grant), 18:35 - PP
Penalties:
1: none
2: Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 4:12
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 5:38
Gary Doak, NYR [Holding] 12:16
3: Gary Doak, NYR [Tripping] 2:53
Doug Mohns, MIN [Hooking] 8:32
Glen Sather, NYR [Hooking] 17:06
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McMahon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 7-11-25
MIN: 11- 6-17-34
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 18-4-2)
MIN: Gump Worsley (W, 11-5-6)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,522
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