NHL game summary from October 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (2-2-1) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (1-4-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: MIN, J.P. Parise 3 (Ted Harris), 6:33
MIN, Dennis Hextall 1 (Tom Reid, J.P. Parise), 11:34
2: MIN, Dennis Hextall 2 (J.P. Parise), :20
3: MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 3 (Barry Gibbs, Dennis Hextall), 1:45
MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 4 (Dennis Hextall, J.P. Parise), 13:16
MIN, Lou Nanne 1 (Murray Oliver), 17:22
Penalties:
1: Barry Gibbs, MIN [Interference] 11:50
2: Ron Harris, ATL [Hooking] 6:43
3: Lou Nanne, MIN [Hooking] 5:54
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
ATL: 2 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 29 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Norm Gratton | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 5 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Stefaniw | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-10-11-29
ATL: 11- 5- 8-24
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 1-1-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Jim Christison
Attendance: 8,852
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