NHL game summary from January 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-18-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (22-11-5) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Marcel Dionne 9 (Nick Libett, Gary Bergman), 5:32 |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 16 (Danny Grant, Jude Drouin), 10:43 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Danny Grant 9 (Jude Drouin, Bill Goldsworthy), :31 |
| MIN, | Jude Drouin 5, 5:12 | |
| DET, | Tim Ecclestone 9 (Red Berenson, Alex Delvecchio), 13:40 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 17 (Jude Drouin, Dennis O'Brien), 14:15 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Holding] 1:10 |
| Arnie Brown, DET [Hooking] 14:30 | |
| 2: | Barry Gibbs, MIN [Fighting] 2:06 |
| Al Karlander, DET [Fighting] 2:06 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Hi-sticking] 11:28 | |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Holding] 12:19 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Elbowing] 14:44 | |
| Tim Ecclestone, DET [Tripping] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 7:10 |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 16:34 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Spearing] 18:13 |
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
MIN: 17 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-16-10-33
MIN: 13-12- 6-31
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (L, 7-11-2)
MIN: Gump Worsley (W, 9-4-5)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,032
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