All NHL game summaries from March 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (23-37-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (18-47-8) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Polis 25 (Duane Rupp, Bryan Hextall), 1:19 |
| PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 8 (Ron Schock, Steve Cardwell), 5:23 | |
| LA , | Brian Carlin 1 (Mike Corrigan), 14:44 | |
| LA , | Bob Berry 17, 15:41 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Al McDonough 9 (Darryl Edestrand, Eddie Shack), 1:59 |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 18, 11:55 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 17 (Bob Berry, Mike Corrigan), 13:14 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 26 (Ken Schinkel, Eddie Shack), 16:49 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Marotte, LA [Interference] 13:26 |
| 2: | Mike Corrigan, LA [Hooking] 2:44 |
| Doug Barrie, LA [Roughing] 7:48 | |
| Bob Leiter, PIT [Hooking] 12:30 | |
| Serge Bernier, LA [Interference] 18:14 | |
| 3: | Ralph Backstrom, LA [Tripping] 16:17 |
Penalty time: PIT: 2 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Carlin | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-14- 8-32
LA : 5- 4- 7-16
Goalies: PIT: Les Binkley (T, 7-14-5)
LA : Billy Smith (T, 1-2-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 7,174
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (34-26-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-14-13) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 29 (Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire), 2:19 - PP |
| MIN, | Dean Prentice 19, 9:20 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 42 (Marc Tardif, Frank Mahovlich), 10:37 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 39, 17:18 |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 31, :56 |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 4 (Bill Goldsworthy), 7:25 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bob Nevin 14 (Barry Gibbs, Murray Oliver), 16:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Murray Oliver, MIN [Tripping] 2:00 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Holding] 3:53 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Hi-sticking] 16:17 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 2:43 |
| Dean Prentice, MIN [Tripping] 10:11 | |
| 3: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 5:46 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-11-14-35
MTL: 8-10- 9-27
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 0-2-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 39-6-13)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 18,561
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (47-13-11) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (23-36-12) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Clement 8 (Lew Morrison, Barry Ashbee), 3:25 |
| 2: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 45 (Bobby Rousseau, Phil Goyette), 10:01 - PP |
| 3: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 22 (Bill Fairbairn, Vic Hadfield), 4:23 |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 14 (Bill Clement), 11:03 - SH | |
| NYR, | Brad Park 23 (Walt Tkaczuk, Vic Hadfield), 11:32 - PP | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 21 (Dale Rolfe), 13:04 - SH | |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 15 (Bill Clement, Rick Foley), 18:13 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 10 (Ron Stewart, Rod Seiling), 19:13 - PP-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Tripping] 12:08 |
| 2: | Ed Van Impe, PHI [Holding] 8:45 |
| Jean Potvin, PHI [Elbowing] 16:37 | |
| 3: | Ed Van Impe, PHI [Interference] 10:26 |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 12:27 | |
| Rick Foley, PHI [Cross checking, Misconduct] 18:42 | |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Too many men on the ice] 19:13 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
PHI: 30 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -6 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -6 | 40 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Don McLeod | 24 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-13-16-40
PHI: 8- 6-10-24
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 23-8-8)
PHI: Don McLeod (L, 0-2-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,626
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (42-17-12) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (30-28-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Dennis Hull 26 (Jim Pappin), 4:50 - SH |
| TOR, | Paul Henderson 33 (Ron Ellis, Norm Ullman), 9:20 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Paul Henderson 34 (Jim McKenny, Dave Keon), 1:40 - PP |
| CHI, | Bobby Hull 44 (Chico Maki, Eric Nesterenko), 14:30 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Harrison, TOR [Boarding] 8:28 |
| Darryl Maggs, CHI [Interference] 12:22 | |
| 2: | Doug Jarrett, CHI [Boarding] 3:07 |
| Bob Baun, TOR [Holding] 16:53 | |
| Bryan Campbell, CHI [Tripping] 19:51 | |
| 3: | Jim McKenny, TOR [Interference] 3:07 |
| Pit Martin, CHI [Hi-sticking] 5:09 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:09 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Game misconduct] 7:03 | |
| Christian Bordeleau, CHI [Roughing] 7:03 | |
| Pierre Jarry, TOR [Roughing] 7:03 |
Penalty time: CHI: 20 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chico Maki | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Campbell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Maggs | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Lacroix | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 39 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Harrison | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 14- 8-17-39
TOR: 11-11-10-32
Goalies: CHI: Gary Smith (T, 13-5-5)
TOR: Jacques Plante (T, 15-12-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 16,485
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