NHL game summary from March 22, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (32-33-9) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Los Angeles Kings (18-48-8) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 29 (Bill Collins, Marcel Dionne), 9:51 |
| 2: | LA , | Serge Bernier 20 (Ralph Backstrom, Bill Lesuk), :59 |
| DET, | Bill Collins 15 (Nick Libett, Marcel Dionne), 6:17 | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 27 (Alex Delvecchio, Gary Bergman), 17:53 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | Ralph Backstrom 19 (Doug Barrie, Bill Lesuk), 1:42 |
| DET, | Leon Rochefort 15 (Red Berenson, Guy Charron), 3:21 | |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 20 (Bill Lesuk, Butch Goring), 16:18 - PP | |
| DET, | Red Berenson 28 (Leon Rochefort), 17:25 | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 28 (Nick Libett, Bill Collins), 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Henry Boucha, DET [Tripping] 3:38 |
| Real Lemieux, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:02 | |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 11:02 | |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Slashing] 11:22 | |
| Marcel Dionne, DET [Tripping] 12:30 | |
| Jim Johnson, LA [Hooking] 16:13 | |
| 2: | Leon Rochefort, DET [Holding] 1:44 |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Holding] 9:36 | |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Slashing] 16:24 | |
| Harry Howell, LA [Slashing] 18:20 | |
| 3: | Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 15:42 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Carlin | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-13-16-43
LA : 6- 5- 9-20
Goalies: DET: Andy Brown (W, 3-3-0)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 11-23-4)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 6,698
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