NHL game summary from April 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (32-42-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Minnesota North Stars (40-33-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| St. Louis Blues win, 4 games to 3 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: STL, Gary Sabourin 2 (Bob Plager, Frank St. Marseille), 12:04
2: no scoring
3: MIN, Charlie Burns 1 (Ted Harris), :15
4: STL, Kevin O'Shea 2 (Danny O'Shea, Terry Crisp), 10:07
Penalties:
1: Danny O'Shea, STL [Hooking] 6:37
Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 12:18
Gary Sabourin, STL [Holding] 14:12
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Holding] 14:44
Jacques Caron, STL [Tripping] 18:40
Doug Mohns, MIN [Tripping] 19:56
2: Frank St. Marseille, STL [Hooking] 5:25
Dennis Hextall, MIN [Tripping] 11:50
3: Jude Drouin, MIN [Hooking] 9:37
Danny O'Shea, STL [Tripping] 12:56
4: none
Penalty time: STL: 10 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9- 7- 6- 5-27
MIN: 8-10- 8- 3-29
Goalies: STL: Jacques Caron (W, 4-2-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 1-3-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 15,635
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