NHL game summary from April 8, 1972
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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