1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season

1971–72 Minnesota North Stars
Division	2nd West
1971–72 record	37–29–12
Goals for	212
Goals against	191
Team information
General manager	Wren Blair
Coach	Jack Gordon
Captain	Ted Harris

The 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season was the Stars' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Stars finished in second place in the West Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Stars lost in the first round to the St. Louis Blues.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	46	17	15	256	166	+90	107
2	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	29	12	212	191	+21	86
3	St. Louis Blues	78	28	39	11	208	247	−39	67
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	26	38	14	220	258	−38	66
5	Philadelphia Flyers	78	26	38	14	200	236	−36	66
6	California Golden Seals	78	21	39	18	216	288	−72	60
7	Los Angeles Kings	78	20	49	9	206	305	−99	49

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 9, 1971	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	1–0–0
2	T	October 14, 1971	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	1–0–1
3	L	October 16, 1971	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	1–1–1
4	W	October 17, 1971	3–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	2–1–1
5	W	October 20, 1971	7–0	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	3–1–1
6	W	October 23, 1971	5–1	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	4–1–1
7	W	October 24, 1971	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	5–1–1
8	W	October 27, 1971	2–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	6–1–1
9	W	October 28, 1971	2–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	7–1–1
10	T	October 30, 1971	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	7–1–2
11	L	October 31, 1971	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	7–2–2
12	W	November 3, 1971	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	8–2–2
13	W	November 6, 1971	5–1	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	9–2–2
14	W	November 7, 1971	3–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	10–2–2
15	L	November 10, 1971	1–2	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	10–3–2
16	L	November 13, 1971	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	10–4–2
17	W	November 16, 1971	5–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	11–4–2
18	W	November 18, 1971	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	12–4–2
19	W	November 20, 1971	4–1	New York Rangers (1971–72)	13–4–2
20	T	November 21, 1971	1–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	13–4–3
21	W	November 23, 1971	2–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	14–4–3
22	W	November 26, 1971	2–1	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	15–4–3
23	W	November 27, 1971	3–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	16–4–3
24	W	December 1, 1971	4–1	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	17–4–3
25	W	December 4, 1971	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	18–4–3
26	L	December 5, 1971	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	18–5–3
27	L	December 8, 1971	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	18–6–3
28	L	December 11, 1971	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	18–7–3
29	L	December 12, 1971	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	18–8–3
30	W	December 15, 1971	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	19–8–3
31	L	December 18, 1971	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	19–9–3
32	T	December 19, 1971	1–1	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	19–9–4
33	W	December 21, 1971	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	20–9–4
34	L	December 25, 1971	1–2	New York Rangers (1971–72)	20–10–4
35	L	December 26, 1971	1–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	20–11–4
36	T	December 30, 1971	2–2	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	20–11–5
37	W	January 1, 1972	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	21–11–5
38	W	January 5, 1972	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	22–11–5
39	L	January 8, 1972	1–5	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	22–12–5
40	T	January 11, 1972	2–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	22–12–6
41	L	January 12, 1972	0–2	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	22–13–6
42	L	January 15, 1972	2–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	22–14–6
43	L	January 16, 1972	2–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	22–15–6
44	T	January 18, 1972	1–1	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	22–15–7
45	W	January 19, 1972	4–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	23–15–7
46	W	January 22, 1972	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	24–15–7
47	W	January 23, 1972	5–3	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	25–15–7
48	W	January 27, 1972	6–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	26–15–7
49	W	January 29, 1972	4–2	New York Rangers (1971–72)	27–15–7
50	T	January 30, 1972	1–1	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	27–15–8
51	L	February 2, 1972	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	27–16–8
52	L	February 3, 1972	1–6	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	27–17–8
53	T	February 5, 1972	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	27–17–9
54	L	February 6, 1972	0–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	27–18–9
55	W	February 9, 1972	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	28–18–9
56	W	February 10, 1972	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	29–18–9
57	W	February 12, 1972	5–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	30–18–9
58	W	February 16, 1972	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	31–18–9
59	L	February 19, 1972	4–6	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	31–19–9
60	W	February 20, 1972	2–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	32–19–9
61	L	February 24, 1972	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	32–20–9
62	L	February 26, 1972	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	32–21–9
63	L	March 2, 1972	0–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	32–22–9
64	L	March 4, 1972	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	32–23–9
65	W	March 5, 1972	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	33–23–9
66	L	March 8, 1972	4–5	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	33–24–9
67	T	March 12, 1972	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	33–24–10
68	L	March 14, 1972	3–4	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	33–25–10
69	W	March 16, 1972	6–2	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	34–25–10
70	L	March 18, 1972	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	34–26–10
71	L	March 19, 1972	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	34–27–10
72	W	March 21, 1972	4–2	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	35–27–10
73	T	March 23, 1972	4–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	35–27–11
74	L	March 25, 1972	2–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	35–28–11
75	W	March 26, 1972	5–0	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	36–28–11
76	T	March 28, 1972	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	36–28–12
77	W	March 31, 1972	2–1	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	37–28–12
78	L	April 2, 1972	1–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	37–29–12

Playoffs

Quarter-final

Versus St. Louis Blues

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	April 5, 1972	3–0	St. Louis Blues	1–0
2	W	April 6, 1972	6–5 (OT)	St. Louis Blues	2–0
3	L	April 8, 1972	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues	2–1
4	L	April 9, 1972	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues	2–2
5	W	April 13, 1972	4–3	St. Louis Blues	3–2
6	L	April 15, 1972	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues	3–3
7	L	April 18, 1972	1–2 (OT)	St. Louis Blues	3–4

St. Louis Blues win series four games to three.

Roster

1971–1972 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Gump Worsley  30 – Cesare Maniago  35 – Gilles Gilbert		Defencemen 2 – Barry Gibbs  4 – Ted Harris  - C 5 – Dennis O'Brien  6 – Doug Mohns  20 – Tom Reid  26 – Bob Paradise		Wingers 8 – Bill Goldsworthy  9 – Charlie Burns  11 – J.P. Parise  14 – Bill Heindl  17 – Bob Nevin  21 – Danny Grant  23 – Lou Nanne  28 – Craig Cameron  29 – Dean Prentice		Centers 10 – Murray Oliver  12 – Ted Hampson  16 – Jude Drouin  22 – Dennis Hextall  24 – Gary Gambucci  25 – Gord Labossiere  GM: Wren Blair Coach: Jack Gordon

See also

• 1971–72 NHL season

References

• "1971–72 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.