NHL game summary 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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