NHL game summary from December 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (22-6-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-13-3) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Danny Grant 13 (Dennis Hextall, Fred "Buster" Harvey), 5:54
MIN, Barry Gibbs 6 (Dennis Hextall), 10:42
MTL, Guy Lafleur 9 (Guy Lapointe, Marc Tardif), 15:17
3: MIN, Dean Prentice 14 (Lou Nanne, Doug Mohns), 9:33
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 15 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 17:41
Penalties:
1: Dennis Hextall, MIN [Tripping] 0:25
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 3:15
Ted Harris, MIN [Hi-sticking] 14:28
2: Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 0:48
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 0:48
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Slashing] 12:59
3: Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Roughing] 1:11
J.P. Parise, MIN [Roughing] 1:11
Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 1:11
Jude Drouin, MIN [Slashing, Fighting] 1:11
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 19:41
Penalty time: MTL: 16 minutes
MIN: 32 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-13-14-37
MIN: 14- 7- 9-30
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 18-5-7)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 8-9-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,622
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