The Montreal Canadiens came up just a bit short against the Minnesota North Stars, 6 to 5, on January 27, 1972.

Final

North Stars

26-15-7

6

Canadiens

26-13-8

5

Team

MNS

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MNS

MTL

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Frank Mahovlich and J.C. Tremblay

Dean Prentice (EV) assisted by Lou Nanne and Murray Oliver

J.P. Parise (EV) assisted by Barry Gibbs

Lou Nanne (EV) assisted by Dean Prentice and Doug Mohns

Frank Mahovlich (EV) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Peter Mahovlich

Frank Mahovlich (PP) assisted by Yvan Cournoyer and Peter Mahovlich

Lou Nanne (EV) assisted by Murray Oliver and Barry Gibbs

2nd period

MNS

MTL

Tom Reid (EV) unassisted

Frank Mahovlich (EV) assisted by Guy Lapointe and Peter Mahovlich

3rd period

MNS

MTL

Guy Lafleur (EV) unassisted

Lou Nanne (EV) assisted by Murray Oliver and Ted Harris

North Stars

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

North Stars

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Cesare Maniago (W) C. Maniago	1	0	0	41	36	.878	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Charlie Burns C. Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jude Drouin J. Drouin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0.0
Barry Gibbs B. Gibbs	0	2	2	+1	0	0	4	0.0
Bill Goldsworthy B. Goldsworthy	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0.0
Danny Grant D. Grant	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0.0
Ted Harris T. Harris	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0.0
Doug Mohns D. Mohns	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Lou Nanne L. Nanne	3	1	4	+2	0	1	8	37.5
Bob Nevin B. Nevin	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Murray Oliver M. Oliver	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	0.0
J.P. Parise	1	0	1	+1	4	0	5	20.0
Dean Prentice D. Prentice	1	1	2	+2	0	0	5	20.0
Tom Reid T. Reid	1	0	1	+1	0	0	1	100.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Phil Myre (L) P. Myre	0	1	0	39	33	.846	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	2	0.0
Terry Harper T. Harper	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	2	1	3	+1	4	0	0	4	50.0
Jacques Laperriere J. Laperriere	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Claude Larose C. Larose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	3	1	4	0	0	1	0	10	30.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0.0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Marc Tardif M. Tardif	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
J.C. Tremblay	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0