Sunday, December 3, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 4 at Sabres 7
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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0:50
Jude Drouin (9) J.P. Parise (18) MNS 1 – 0 BUF
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15:05
Don Luce (5) Steve Atkinson (5), Larry Carriere (3) MNS 1 – 1 BUF
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17:42
Jim Lorentz (8) PPG Rene Robert (19), Larry Hillman (9) MNS 1 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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0:47
Gilbert Perreault (12) PPG Rene Robert (20), Larry Hillman (10) MNS 1 – 3 BUF
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11:49
Don Luce (6) Unassisted MNS 1 – 4 BUF
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12:55
Gerry Meehan (11) Hugh Harris (7), Larry Hillman (11) MNS 1 – 5 BUF
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14:53
Dennis Hextall (10) Ted Harris (7) MNS 2 – 5 BUF
3rd Period
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2:55
Danny Grant (9) PPG Bob Nevin (7), Tom Reid (4) MNS 3 – 5 BUF
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8:27
Bill Goldsworthy (11) J.P. Parise (19), Jude Drouin (12) MNS 4 – 5 BUF
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11:31
Gerry Meehan (12) Jim Schoenfeld (5) MNS 4 – 6 BUF
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17:36
Craig Ramsay (5) Steve Atkinson (6) MNS 4 – 7 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jude Drouin C | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1.53 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1.10 |
| Danny Grant L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.32 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Dean Prentice L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | L | 33 | 26 | 7 | .788 | 60:00 | -2.65 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hillman D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 2.40 |
| Don Luce C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2.10 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 1.78 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 1.35 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1.10 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.83 |
| Hugh Harris C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Mike Robitaille D | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0.45 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0.30 |
| Paul Terbenche D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Larry Carriere D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.18 |
| Butch Deadmarsh L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Larry Mickey R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Randy Wyrozub C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Dryden | W | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 60:00 | -1.40 |