All NHL game summaries from February 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (16-40-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (28-27-9) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1: | DET, | Mickey Redmond 36 (Arnie Brown, Al Smith), 13:58 - PP |
| DET, | Guy Charron 7 (Ron Stackhouse, Alex Delvecchio), 14:25 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 24 (Bill Collins, Marcel Dionne), 16:59 | |
| VAN, | Rosaire Paiement 6 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Ted Taylor), 19:17 | |
| 2: | DET, | Guy Charron 8 (Alex Delvecchio), 9:58 |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 20 (Leon Rochefort, Guy Charron), 12:39 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 25 (Arnie Brown), 14:13 | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 21 (Doug Volmar, Larry Johnston), 18:37 | |
| 3: | DET, | Tim Ecclestone 13 (Leon Rochefort, Red Berenson), 8:24 - PP |
| VAN, | Orland Kurtenbach 19 (Wayne Maki, John Schella), 11:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 6:15 |
| Arnie Brown, DET [Hi-sticking] 11:05 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 11:05 | |
| 2: | Barry Wilkins, VAN [Elbowing] 10:33 |
| Ron Harris, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:34 | |
| Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:34 | |
| 3: | Larry Johnston, DET [Hi-sticking] 0:55 |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Slashing] 8:00 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Holding] 13:27 | |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:23 |
Penalty time: VAN: 19 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Poul Popiel | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Dyck | 24 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 1-12-23
DET: 12-16-17-45
Goalies: VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 0-3-1)
DET: Al Smith (W, 17-16-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 11,063
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