NHL game summary from March 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (21-34-18) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (35-27-10) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1: CAL, Norm Ferguson 14 (Wayne Carleton), 3:27
MIN, Charlie Burns 9 (J.P. Parise, Barry Gibbs), 7:16
MIN, Charlie Burns 10 (Barry Gibbs, Bill Goldsworthy), 15:31
2: MIN, Dennis O'Brien 3 (Ted Hampson), 14:07
MIN, Lou Nanne 20 (Dean Prentice, Ted Hampson), 18:21
3: CAL, Paul Shmyr 4 (Wayne Carleton, Gerry Pinder), 4:33
Penalties:
1: Walt McKechnie, CAL [Hooking] 8:53
Walt McKechnie, CAL [Misconduct] 9:17
2: Bob Stewart, CAL [Cross checking] 8:42
Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 19:12
Norm Ferguson, CAL [Fighting] 20:00
Doug Mohns, MIN [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00
3: Joey Johnston, CAL [Fighting] 4:59
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Fighting] 4:59
Rick Smith, CAL [Game misconduct] 4:59
Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 15:30
Penalty time: CAL: 34 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 4-11-13-28
MIN: 12-12- 6-30
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 16-22-13)
MIN: Gilles Gilbert (W, 1-2-1)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,453
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