NHL game summary from December 3, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-8-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (11-8-7) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jude Drouin 9 (J.P. Parise), :50 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 5 (Steve Atkinson), 15:05 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 8 (Rene Robert, Larry Hillman), 17:42 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 12 (Rene Robert, Larry Hillman), :47 - PP |
| BUF, | Don Luce 6, 11:49 | |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 11 (Hugh Harris, Larry Hillman), 12:55 | |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 10 (Ted Harris), 14:53 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Danny Grant 9 (Tom Reid, Bob Nevin), 2:55 - PP |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 11 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 8:27 | |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 12 (Jim Schoenfeld), 11:31 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 5 (Steve Atkinson), 17:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Lorentz, BUF [Tripping] 9:13 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 17:22 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Interference] 17:56 | |
| 2: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 0:23 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 4:31 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing] 4:31 | |
| Larry Carriere, BUF [Holding] 6:34 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Boarding] 17:27 | |
| 3: | Larry Carriere, BUF [Hooking] 1:07 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 14:45 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 18:45 |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 6- 5-20
BUF: 11-10-12-33
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-6-1)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 1-3-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Kilger, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,668
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