NHL game summary from April 1, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (21-39-18) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (20-49-9) |
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
1: LA , Real Lemieux 13 (Lucien Grenier, Gilles Marotte), 16:58
2: LA , Serge Bernier 22 (Bill Lesuk), :41
LA , Ralph Backstrom 23 (Serge Bernier, Gilles Marotte), 2:06 - PP
LA , Butch Goring 19 (Harry Howell, Mike Corrigan), 6:23
CAL, Gary Croteau 12 (Craig Patrick, Reggie Leach), 9:43 - PP
CAL, Bobby Sheehan 20 (Ernie Hicke, Gary Jarrett), 11:49
CAL, Paul Shmyr 5 (Wayne Carleton), 16:11
3: LA , Serge Bernier 23 (Bill Lesuk, Harry Howell), :52
LA , Butch Goring 20 (Bob Berry, Gilles Marotte), 6:21
CAL, Paul Shmyr 6 (Joey Johnston), 10:35
LA , Gilles Marotte 10 (Juha Widing, Jim Johnson), 13:39
LA , Butch Goring 21 (Bob Berry, Mike Corrigan), 14:41
LA , Jim Johnson 21 (Bob Pulford, Doug Barrie), 18:37
Penalties:
1: Dick Redmond, CAL [Hooking] 2:19
Ralph Backstrom, LA [Hooking] 7:23
2: Paul Shmyr, CAL [Slashing] 1:01
Paul Curtis, LA [Hooking] 8:18
3: none
Penalty time: CAL: 4 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Del Hall | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Simmons | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 6-13- 6-25
LA : 9-19-15-43
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 16-25-13)
LA : Gary Edwards (W, 13-23-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 10,143
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