NHL game summary from March 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (34-26-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-14-13) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 29 (Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire), 2:19 - PP |
| MIN, | Dean Prentice 19, 9:20 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 42 (Marc Tardif, Frank Mahovlich), 10:37 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 39, 17:18 |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 31, :56 |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 4 (Bill Goldsworthy), 7:25 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bob Nevin 14 (Barry Gibbs, Murray Oliver), 16:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Murray Oliver, MIN [Tripping] 2:00 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Holding] 3:53 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Hi-sticking] 16:17 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 2:43 |
| Dean Prentice, MIN [Tripping] 10:11 | |
| 3: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 5:46 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-11-14-35
MTL: 8-10- 9-27
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 0-2-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 39-6-13)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 18,561
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