NHL game summary from December 31, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-14-4) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-16-6) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1: MIN, Danny Grant 14 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Dennis Hextall), 1:29
DET, Marcel Dionne 16 (Henry Boucha, Nick Libett), 5:04
DET, Al Karlander 6 (Guy Charron, Len Fontaine), 7:02
DET, Marcel Dionne 17 (Mickey Redmond), 12:32
2: MIN, Ted Harris 3 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 6:35
MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 14 (Dennis Hextall, Ted Harris), 11:14
MIN, J.P. Parise 15 (Bill Goldsworthy, Gump Worsley), 16:05
3: DET, Mickey Redmond 20 (Larry Johnston, Marcel Dionne), 6:23
Penalties:
1: Gary Doak, DET [Holding] 2:42
J.P. Parise, MIN [Boarding] 10:27
Henry Boucha, DET [Interference] 17:06
Gary Doak, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:45
Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:45
2: Larry Johnston, DET [Tripping] 12:29
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 9 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-12- 5-24
DET: 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (T, 6-1-3)
DET: Andy Brown (T, 0-1-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,684
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