All NHL game summaries from March 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (23-33-11) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (17-45-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 28 (Rick Foley, Jean Potvin), :14 - PP |
| 3: | LA , | Ralph Backstrom 15, :23 |
| LA , | Jim Johnson 17 (Bill Lesuk, Ralph Backstrom), 5:32 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 13 (Jean Potvin, Bobby Clarke), 10:58 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 29 (Simon Nolet, Bill Flett), 11:28 | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 14 (Bobby Clarke), 11:38 | |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 16 (Bill Lesuk, Jim Johnson), 13:24 | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 15 (Bobby Clarke, Rick Foley), 14:29 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Marotte, LA [Tripping] 3:42 |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Tripping] 5:15 | |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Tripping] 8:55 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Interference] 13:26 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 18:34 | |
| Bill Lesuk, LA [Roughing] 18:34 | |
| Jim Johnson, LA [Holding] 19:11 | |
| 2: | Mike Corrigan, LA [Fighting] 5:30 |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Fighting] 5:30 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:57 | |
| 3: | Barry Ashbee, PHI [Cross checking] 4:24 |
| Paul Curtis, LA [Holding] 10:54 | |
| Doug Barrie, LA [Hooking] 14:16 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Tripping] 18:57 |
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
LA : 17 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Eddie Joyal | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9- 4-19-32
LA : 12- 9- 7-28
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (W, 15-22-7)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 11-20-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Jim Christison
Attendance: 6,618
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (41-14-12) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (24-36-9) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 41 (Frank Mahovlich, Pete Mahovlich), 9:56 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 5 (Henri Richard, Claude Larose), 9:41 |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 24 (Frank St. Marseille, Jack Egers), 19:08 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 30 (Bob Murdoch), 3:51 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 26 (Marc Tardif), 4:24 | |
| MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 6 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 13:04 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Holding] 5:16 |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Hooking] 9:13 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Slashing] 13:52 | |
| 2: | Phil Roberto, STL [Boarding] 5:10 |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 17:33 | |
| 3: | Bill Plager, STL [Hooking] 5:21 |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 12:18 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 13:13 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale Hoganson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9- 7-12-28
STL: 18-20- 8-46
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 36-6-12)
STL: Ernie Wakely (L, 8-17-1)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 18,318
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