NHL game summary from October 15, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (1-2-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (2-3-0) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: MIN, Danny Grant 2 (Ted Harris, Bob Nevin), 9:24
NYR, Bill Fairbairn 2 (Dale Rolfe, Vic Hadfield), 13:28
NYR, Vic Hadfield 1 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 19:36 - PP
2: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 1 (Brad Park, Gene Carr), 1:03
NYR, Dale Rolfe 1 (Brad Park, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:01
MIN, J.P. Parise 2 (Danny Grant, Bill Goldsworthy), 10:56 - PP
3: NYR, Steve Vickers 2 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Rousseau), 12:24
NYR, Steve Vickers 3, 18:00
Penalties:
1: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 0:35
J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 14:30
Ted Harris, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:36
2: J.P. Parise, MIN [Roughing] 8:28
Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Tripping] 8:28
Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 10:32
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Slashing double minor] 13:58
3: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 7:56
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 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 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 19 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 8- 4-19
NYR: 13-19-12-44
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (L, 1-1-0)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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