NHL game summary from March 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-46-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (34-25-10) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bob Nevin 13 (Danny Grant, Murray Oliver), 17:44 |
| 2: | MIN, | Lou Nanne 19, 1:29 - PP |
| VAN, | Rosaire Paiement 9 (Ted Taylor, Barry Wilkins), 12:10 | |
| MIN, | Doug Mohns 6 (Bob Nevin, Murray Oliver), 15:36 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 3 (Dean Prentice, Bob Nevin), 9:04 |
| MIN, | Danny Grant 17 (Murray Oliver), 10:39 | |
| MIN, | Murray Oliver 26 (Bob Nevin, Danny Grant), 15:36 | |
| VAN, | Dave Balon 20 (Andre Boudrias, Dale Tallon), 18:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:34 |
| John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking] 4:34 | |
| 2: | Pat Quinn, VAN [Hooking] 0:14 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Holding] 2:53 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Charging] 6:10 | |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Slashing] 9:41 | |
| Rosaire Paiement, VAN [Holding] 13:58 | |
| 3: | John Schella, VAN [Hooking] 1:27 |
| Wayne Maki, VAN [Tripping] 5:13 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Cross checking] 6:37 |
Penalty time: VAN: 14 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9-13- 7-29
MIN: 15-13-19-47
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 14-29-2)
MIN: Gump Worsley (W, 14-9-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,129
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