All NHL game summaries from April 8, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (50-18-13) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (47-18-16) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| New York Rangers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 2 (Pete Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 7:18 - PP |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 1 (Jacques Lemaire), 18:13 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Stewart 2 (Glen Sather, Pete Stemkowski), 7:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Giacomin, NYR [Delay of game] 0:17 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Boarding] 3:01 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing] 5:26 | ||
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 6:20 | ||
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Elbowing] 7:00 | ||
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Holding] 12:32 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:57 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 18:20 | ||
| 2: | Claude Larose, MTL [Slashing] 1:58 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Cross checking] 6:18 | ||
| Claude Larose, MTL [Hi-sticking] 6:18 | ||
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Tripping] 6:56 | ||
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding] 14:19 | ||
| Gene Carr, NYR [Charging] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
MTL: 16 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12- 5- 6-23
MTL: 7-11- 8-26
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 2-1-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 1-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 18,552
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (49-17-15) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Pittsburgh Penguins (26-41-14) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Blackhawks lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Christian Bordeleau 2 (Bobby Hull, Jim Pappin), 5:33 |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 1 (Bobby Hull), 12:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Syl Apps, PIT [Boarding] 1:24 | |
| Doug Jarrett, CHI [Charging] 7:53 | ||
| Keith McCreary, PIT [Interference] 10:48 | ||
| 2: | Jim Pappin, CHI [Tripping] 0:41 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Interference] 5:54 | ||
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 13:10 | ||
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Interference] 13:10 | ||
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Charging] 16:18 | ||
| Eric Nesterenko, CHI [Tripping] 19:13 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 8 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-15-14-40
PIT: 7-10-14-31
Goalies: CHI: Gary Smith (W, 1-0-0)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 13,100
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (39-30-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 St. Louis Blues (29-41-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | STL, | Phil Roberto 2 (Mike Murphy), 9:18 |
| 2: | STL, | Phil Roberto 3 (Barclay Plager, Mike Murphy), 10:07 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Jude Drouin 2 (Murray Oliver, J.P. Parise), :40 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 10:14 |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:32 | |
| Gerry Odrowski, STL [Hi-sticking] 10:32 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Tripping] 13:26 | |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Holding] 14:02 | |
| Kevin O'Shea, STL [Hooking] 16:39 | |
| 2: | Barclay Plager, STL [Interference] 0:19 |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Holding] 9:48 | |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Elbowing] 13:36 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting] 16:23 | |
| Bob Paradise, MIN [Holding] 16:48 | |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Hooking] 19:46 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, STL [Tripping] 11:50 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
STL: 19 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Paradise | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-10-12-30
STL: 9-11-15-35
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (L, 1-1-0)
STL: Jacques Caron (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 18,822
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (56-14-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Toronto Maple Leafs (34-33-14) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Mike Walton 1 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 18:38 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 1 (Wayne Cashman), 1:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 0:46 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:41 | |
| Jim Harrison, TOR [Hi-sticking] 3:41 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 5:52 | |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Holding] 8:12 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Elbowing] 10:43 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Cross checking] 13:57 | |
| Norm Ullman, TOR [Slashing] 17:03 | |
| 2: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Elbowing] 1:58 |
| Guy Trottier, TOR [Tripping] 6:41 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Interference] 11:44 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:56 | |
| Rick Ley, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:56 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 14:41 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Holding] 18:33 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:50 | |
| 3: | Guy Trottier, TOR [Tripping] 0:49 |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Holding] 4:38 | |
| Paul Henderson, TOR [Hooking] 13:35 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hooking] 16:23 |
Penalty time: BOS: 20 minutes
TOR: 20 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Harrison | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Parent | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-16-12-35
TOR: 9-10-11-30
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 1-0-0)
TOR: Bernie Parent (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, John D'Amico
Attendance: 16,485
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