Saturday, December 23, 1972 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
North Stars 2 at Islanders 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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9:29
Billy Harris (9) Don Blackburn (6), Jim Mair (7) MNS 0 – 1 NYI
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19:08
J.P. Parise (13) Jude Drouin (18) MNS 1 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
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7:45
J.P. Parise (14) Tom Reid (8), Dennis O'Brien (4) MNS 2 – 1 NYI
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12:51
Brian Lavender (5) Gerry Hart (1), Terry Crisp (7) MNS 2 – 2 NYI
3rd Period
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14:01
Brian Spencer (5) Bill Mikkelson (4), Ed Westfall (10) MNS 2 – 3 NYI
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19:52
Terry Crisp (2) Brian Lavender (6), Jim Mair (8) MNS 2 – 4 NYI
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Parise L | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.58 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Dean Prentice L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:28 | 0.25 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lavender L | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.83 |
| Terry Crisp C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.75 |
| Jim Mair D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.55 |
| Billy Harris R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Don Blackburn L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Brian Spencer L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Bill Mikkelson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Craig Cameron R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Bryan Lefley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Dave Hudson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Tom Miller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Arnie Brown D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Ken Murray D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 60:00 | 0.20 |