Thursday, March 23, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 4 at Sabres 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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14:54
Bill Goldsworthy (30) J.P. Parise (15), Charlie Burns (12) MNS 1 – 0 BUF
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17:46
Murray Oliver (27) Danny Grant (23), Bob Nevin (19) MNS 2 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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5:34
J.P. Parise (17) PPG Dennis O'Brien (6), Charlie Burns (13) MNS 3 – 0 BUF
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7:27
Steve Atkinson (13) Tracy Pratt (8), Gerry Meehan (27) MNS 3 – 1 BUF
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16:14
Danny Lawson (9) Craig Ramsay (10), Tracy Pratt (9) MNS 3 – 2 BUF
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17:40
Rene Robert (11) Mike Robitaille (9), Rick Martin (29) MNS 3 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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16:13
Ted Harris (2) J.P. Parise (16) MNS 4 – 3 BUF
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17:17
Danny Lawson (10) Don Luce (8), Mike Robitaille (10) MNS 4 – 4 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Parise L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.93 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Murray Oliver C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Ted Harris D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.40 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dean Prentice L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Craig Cameron R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.07 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ted Hampson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | T | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 60:00 | 0.10 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson R | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.03 |
| Mike Robitaille D | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.85 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Rene Robert R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Larry Hillman D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.32 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Randy Wyrozub C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Byers R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Dryden | T | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.20 |