All NHL game summaries from January 12, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (22-13-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 California Golden Seals (13-22-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CAL, | Carol Vadnais 8 (Ivan Boldirev, Dick Redmond), 13:15 - PP |
| 3: | CAL, | Ivan Boldirev 7 (Paul Shmyr, Walt McKechnie), 8:01 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Elbowing] 0:27 |
| Carol Vadnais, CAL [Holding] 1:45 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 6:53 | |
| Carol Vadnais, CAL [Hi-sticking] 7:50 | |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Hooking] 18:32 | |
| 2: | Ted Harris, MIN [Interference] 0:27 |
| Charlie Burns, MIN [Holding] 11:16 | |
| Ernie Hicke, CAL [Holding] 19:38 | |
| 3: | Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Holding] 6:42 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
CAL: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Laframboise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 15- 5- 4-24
CAL: 8-18- 9-35
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (L, 9-5-5)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-13-6)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 3,782
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (27-6-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (28-8-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 27 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), :20 |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 13 (Pat Stapleton, Stan Mikita), 14:22 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 13, 3:25 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 28 (Rod Seiling, Jim Neilson), 4:54 | |
| CHI, | Pit Martin 17 (Darryl Maggs, Keith Magnuson), 7:45 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 14 (Bill Fairbairn), 12:30 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Bobby Hull 29 (Chico Maki), 1:49 |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 14 (Jim Pappin, Stan Mikita), 2:17 - PP | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 28 (Bobby Rousseau, Jean Ratelle), 5:49 - PP | |
| CHI, | Jerry Korab 2 (Keith Magnuson), 17:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 17:15 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Vic Hadfield, NYR [Holding] 2:03 | |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hooking] 5:03 | ||
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
CHI: 2 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny O'Shea | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Campbell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Maggs | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-17-14-42
CHI: 9-10-10-29
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (T, 12-4-5)
CHI: Gary Smith (T, 12-3-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Jim Christison
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-7-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-23-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 18 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 2:37 - PP |
| PIT, | Ken Schinkel 9 (John Stewart, Syl Apps), 12:22 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Ken Schinkel 10 (John Stewart, Ron Schock), 1:59 |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 9 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 11:56 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, PIT [Coach or manager on the ice] 1:16 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Game misconduct] 1:16 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Roughing] 1:16 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Roughing] 1:16 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Charging] 8:19 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Holding] 15:02 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Syl Apps, PIT [Hooking] 9:23 |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Hooking] 13:35 | |
| 3: | John McKenzie, BOS [Hooking] 0:26 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 4:43 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
PIT: 18 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Brian McKenzie | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-12- 7-28
PIT: 13-10- 4-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 12-3-4)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (T, 4-7-2)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 8,449
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (11-30-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (19-13-10) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Harry Howell 1, 16:52 |
| 3: | TOR, | Paul Henderson 23 (Guy Trottier, Norm Ullman), 14:37 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, TOR [Interference] 0:23 |
| Bob Berry, LA [Holding] 2:00 | |
| Doug Barrie, LA [Holding] 5:28 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Boarding] 14:17 | |
| 2: | Brad Selwood, TOR [Delay of game] 3:55 |
| Harry Howell, LA [Hooking] 11:56 | |
| Real Lemieux, LA [Hooking] 18:34 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, LA [Roughing] 19:31 | |
| Garry Monahan, TOR [Roughing] 19:31 | |
| 3: | Doug Barrie, LA [Cross checking] 13:29 |
| Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 19:40 |
Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bernie Parent | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9- 7- 4-20
TOR: 11-13-18-42
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (T, 7-9-2)
TOR: Bernie Parent (T, 10-8-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,362
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