All NHL game summaries from March 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (21-34-18) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (35-27-10) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Norm Ferguson 14 (Wayne Carleton), 3:27 |
| MIN, | Charlie Burns 9 (J.P. Parise, Barry Gibbs), 7:16 | |
| MIN, | Charlie Burns 10 (Barry Gibbs, Bill Goldsworthy), 15:31 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 3 (Ted Hampson), 14:07 |
| MIN, | Lou Nanne 20 (Dean Prentice, Ted Hampson), 18:21 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Paul Shmyr 4 (Wayne Carleton, Gerry Pinder), 4:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt McKechnie, CAL [Hooking] 8:53 |
| Walt McKechnie, CAL [Misconduct] 9:17 | |
| 2: | Bob Stewart, CAL [Cross checking] 8:42 |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 19:12 | |
| Norm Ferguson, CAL [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Joey Johnston, CAL [Fighting] 4:59 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Fighting] 4:59 | |
| Rick Smith, CAL [Game misconduct] 4:59 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 15:30 |
Penalty time: CAL: 34 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 4-11-13-28
MIN: 12-12- 6-30
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 16-22-13)
MIN: Gilles Gilbert (W, 1-2-1)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,453
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (31-33-9) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Vancouver Canucks (18-47-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Orland Kurtenbach 22 (Wayne Maki, Pat Quinn), 6:05 |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 7 (John Schella), 10:56 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 27 (Marcel Dionne, Arnie Brown), 12:52 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 28 (Marcel Dionne, Bill Collins), 17:46 | |
| DET, | Gary Bergman 6 (Tim Ecclestone, Leon Rochefort), 18:58 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Dave Balon 22 (Wayne Connelly, Andre Boudrias), 1:13 |
| DET, | Tim Ecclestone 15 (Marcel Dionne, Alex Delvecchio), 13:19 - PP | |
| DET, | Tim Ecclestone 16 (Alex Delvecchio, Red Berenson), 15:48 - PP | |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 8 (Wayne Maki, Jocelyn Guevremont), 18:48 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Andre Boudrias 24 (Orland Kurtenbach, Jocelyn Guevremont), 1:18 |
| DET, | Bill Collins 13 (Alex Delvecchio, Al Karlander), 3:39 | |
| DET, | Bill Collins 14 (Nick Libett, Marcel Dionne), 14:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 8:39 |
| 2: | Gregg Boddy, VAN [Holding] 1:56 |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 3:22 | |
| Larry Johnston, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:34 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Holding] 10:36 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Tripping] 11:56 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Slashing] 14:42 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Hooking] 17:58 | |
| Bill Collins, DET [Holding] 19:16 | |
| 3: | Ted Taylor, VAN [Attempt to injure] 4:49 |
| Larry Johnston, DET [Attempt to injure] 4:49 | |
| Mickey Redmond, DET [Tripping] 8:08 | |
| Arnie Brown, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:18 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:18 |
Penalty time: DET: 29 minutes
VAN: 25 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Dyck | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 9- 6-27
VAN: 15-13-10-38
Goalies: DET: Andy Brown (W, 2-3-0)
VAN: Dunc Wilson,
Ed Dyck (L, 0-4-1) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Finn Attendance: 15,570
Ed Dyck (L, 0-4-1) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Finn Attendance: 15,570
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