NHL game summary from February 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (34-14-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (32-20-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 22 (Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer), 17:51 - PP
2: MTL, Guy Lapointe 8 (Jimmy Roberts), 2:13
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 26 (Guy Lafleur, Frank Mahovlich), 7:31
MIN, Jude Drouin 12 (Danny Grant, Tom Reid), 10:26
MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 26 (Jude Drouin, Danny Grant), 14:57 - PP
3: MTL, Claude Larose 18 (Jimmy Roberts, Larry Pleau), 9:02
Penalties:
1: Barry Gibbs, MIN [Roughing] 7:31
Henri Richard, MTL [Roughing] 7:31
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Cross checking] 12:38
Bob Paradise, MIN [Hooking] 17:29
Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 19:05
2: Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 8:08
Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping] 14:51
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13-16-15-44
MIN: 6-13-13-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 29-6-12)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 19-13-2)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,459
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