Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
North Stars 5 at Golden Seals 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
8:15
Reggie Leach
(8)
Marshall Johnston (10), Bob Stewart (5)
MNS 0 – 1 CGS
-
9:00
J.P. Parise
(12)
Jude Drouin (17), Bill Goldsworthy (12)
MNS 1 – 1 CGS
-
11:23
Darryl Maggs
(3)
Walt McKechnie (15), Gary Croteau (10)
MNS 1 – 2 CGS
-
15:25
Dennis O'Brien
(3)
Lou Nanne (15)
MNS 2 – 2 CGS
-
18:35
Jude Drouin
(13)
J.P. Parise (25), Bill Goldsworthy (13)
MNS 3 – 2 CGS
2nd Period
-
1:55
Dennis Hextall
(14)
Buster Harvey (9), Danny Grant (18)
MNS 4 – 2 CGS
3rd Period
-
0:22
Danny Grant
(12)
Buster Harvey (10), Dennis Hextall (22)
MNS 5 – 2 CGS
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hextall C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Danny Grant L | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.75 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 1.70 |
| J.P. Parise L | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1.60 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.25 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1.13 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Jude Drouin C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Dean Prentice L | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0.45 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.45 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0.38 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 60:00 | 1.50 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Leach R | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.83 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Darryl Maggs D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.60 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0.48 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Hilliard Graves R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Joey Johnston L | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Craig Patrick R | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Morris Mott R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brent Meeke D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stan Weir C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Pete Laframboise L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Ted McAneeley D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 60:00 | -0.95 |