NHL game summary from December 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (18-12-3) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (4-20-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1: CAL, Reggie Leach 8 (Marshall Johnston, Bob Stewart), 8:15
MIN, J.P. Parise 12 (Jude Drouin, Bill Goldsworthy), 9:00
CAL, Darryl Maggs 3 (Walt McKechnie, Gary Croteau), 11:23
MIN, Dennis O'Brien 3 (Lou Nanne), 15:25
MIN, Jude Drouin 13 (J.P. Parise, Bill Goldsworthy), 18:35
2: MIN, Dennis Hextall 14 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Danny Grant), 1:55
3: MIN, Danny Grant 12 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Dennis Hextall), :22
Penalties:
1: Walt McKechnie, CAL [Hooking] 12:15
2: Bob Stewart, CAL [Roughing] 5:08
Lou Nanne, MIN [Roughing] 5:08
Fred "Buster" Harvey, MIN [Tripping] 7:09
Jude Drouin, MIN [Game misconduct] 11:09
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Roughing] 11:09
Bob Stewart, CAL [Roughing, Slashing] 11:09
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hooking] 17:00
3: Darryl Maggs, CAL [Slashing] 19:29
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
CAL: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brent Meeke | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 18- 5-10-33
CAL: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 7-8-1)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 2-15-6)
Referee: Peter Moffatt
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Jim Christison
Attendance: 3,194
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