NHL game summary from December 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (19-10-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-11-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 12 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), :30
2: MIN, Murray Oliver 5 (Dean Prentice, Lou Nanne), 3:31
MIN, Murray Oliver 6 (Dean Prentice, Lou Nanne), 8:25
MIN, Fred "Buster" Harvey 5 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 15:58
3: MIN, Barry Gibbs 5 (Bob Nevin, Charlie Burns), 5:49
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 6 (Ab DeMarco, Glen Sather), 15:57
Penalties:
1: Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing] 6:19
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Roughing] 6:19
J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 9:23
Gene Carr, NYR [Holding] 13:54
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Elbowing] 19:54
2: none
3: Dennis Hextall, MIN [Holding] 3:27
Danny Grant, MIN [Tripping] 13:53
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 21 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-10- 7-30
MIN: 15-12-10-37
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 9-6-1)
MIN: Gilles Gilbert (W, 5-3-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,162
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