All NHL game summaries from March 31, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (37-28-12) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 California Golden Seals (21-38-18) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Danny Grant 18 (Dennis Hextall), 14:32 |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 19 (Bill Goldsworthy, Jude Drouin), 16:40 | |
| CAL, | Reggie Leach 13 (Marshall Johnston, Gary Jarrett), 18:40 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MIN [Hooking] 3:34 |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CAL [Holding] 14:02 |
| 3: | Ernie Hicke, CAL [Hooking] 2:33 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Slashing] 6:17 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Elbowing] 11:59 | |
| Joey Johnston, CAL [Slashing] 17:13 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Slashing] 17:13 | |
| Charlie Burns, MIN [Hooking] 18:21 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
CAL: 6 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Kurt | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 6- 9-26
CAL: 16- 8-12-36
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (W, 16-10-7)
CAL: Gary Kurt (L, 1-7-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 8,820
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (19-49-9) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (19-50-8) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Jim Johnson 19 (Juha Widing, Bob Pulford), 5:05 |
| LA , | Bob Pulford 13, 15:13 | |
| 2: | LA , | Jim Johnson 20 (Juha Widing, Doug Barrie), 6:31 - PP |
| VAN, | Barry Wilkins 2, 7:10 | |
| VAN, | Orland Kurtenbach 23 (Rosaire Paiement), 15:26 | |
| VAN, | Andre Boudrias 26 (Barry Wilkins, Wayne Connelly), 19:14 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Wayne Maki 22 (Rosaire Paiement, Jocelyn Guevremont), 12:35 |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 22, 19:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Lesuk, LA [Hooking] 13:07 |
| 2: | Pat Quinn, VAN [Cross checking] 5:48 |
| Ted Taylor, VAN [Hooking] 9:12 | |
| Doug Barrie, LA [Interference] 17:45 | |
| 3: | Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Hooking] 4:41 |
Penalty time: LA : 4 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Dyck | 24 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 8- 7-22
VAN: 9-21-10-40
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (T, 12-23-5)
VAN: Ed Dyck (T, 0-6-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 15,570
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