NHL game summary from January 8, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-15-5) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (24-6-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 25 (Jacques Lemaire), 9:41 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 17 (Pete Mahovlich, Serge Savard), 3:39 |
| MIN, | Dean Prentice 15 (Murray Oliver, Tom Reid), 4:14 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 26 (Bob Murdoch, Jacques Lemaire), 7:22 | |
| MIN, | Dennis Hextall 15 (Dennis O'Brien, Fred "Buster" Harvey), 8:30 | |
| MIN, | Fred "Buster" Harvey 6 (Dean Prentice, Barry Gibbs), 13:47 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Interference] 10:22 |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Elbowing] 5:26 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Hooking] 6:13 | |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Hooking] 9:46 | |
| Murray Oliver, MIN [Slashing] 13:40 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 16:22 | |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Holding, Fighting] 16:22 | |
| 3: | Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:53 |
Penalty time: MIN: 11 minutes
MTL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 6-12-28
MTL: 14-11-10-35
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (T, 8-10-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 20-5-9)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 18,261
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