NHL game summary from December 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-10-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-11-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dean Prentice 9 (Murray Oliver, Ted Harris), :36 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 14, 3:38 | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 13 (Bobby Clarke), 11:56 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 17 (Gary Dornhoefer, Brent Hughes), 10:34 - PP |
| 3: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 13 (Rick MacLeish, Barry Ashbee), :51 |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 9 (Barry Gibbs, Bill Goldsworthy), 7:04 | |
| PHI, | Tom Bladon 3 (Bobby Clarke, Simon Nolet), 12:51 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 14 (Bob Kelly, Bobby Clarke), 15:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Cross checking] 6:26 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 11:44 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 11:44 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 17:50 | |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Roughing] 18:56 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Roughing] 18:56 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hooking] 6:57 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Slashing] 9:40 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 13:50 | |
| 3: | Bill Flett, PHI [Hooking] 1:13 |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 7:12 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 11:03 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
PHI: 15 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13- 9-10-32
PHI: 10-10-18-38
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-7-1)
PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 2-1-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 14,533
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