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1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season

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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, where they lost in the first round to the St. Louis Blues.

Division2nd West
1971–72 record37–29–12
Home record22–11–6
Road record15–18–6
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1971–72 Minnesota North Stars
Division2nd West
1971–72 record37–29–12
Home record22–11–6
Road record15–18–6
Goals for212
Goals against191
Team information
General managerWren Blair
CoachJack Gordon
CaptainTed Harris
Alternate captainsJ. P. Parise
Barry Gibbs
Charlie Burns
ArenaMet Center
Team leaders
GoalsBill Goldsworthy (31)
AssistsJude Drouin (43)
PointsBill Goldsworthy (62)
Penalty minutesBarry Gibbs (128)
WinsCesare Maniago (20)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.12)
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Regular season

Final standings

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West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks78461715256166+90107
2Minnesota North Stars78372912212191+2186
3St. Louis Blues78283911208247−3967
4Pittsburgh Penguins78263814220258−3866
5Philadelphia Flyers78263814200236−3666
6California Golden Seals78213918216288−7260
7Los Angeles Kings7820499206305−9949
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Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division

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1971–72 NHL records[2]
Team CAL CHI LAK MIN PHI PIT STL Total
California —1–4–13–2–11–4–12–42–2–20–3–39–19–8
Chicago 4–1–1—5–15–13–2–15–0–16–028–5–3
Los Angeles 2–3–11–5—0–62–3–11–4–12–48–25–3
Minnesota 4–1–11–56–0—3–1–24–24–222–11–3
Philadelphia 4–22–3–13–2–11–3–2—2–3–11–2–313–15–8
Pittsburgh 2–2–20–5–14–1–12–43–2–1—3–314–17–5
St. Louis 3–0–30–64–22–42–1–33–3—14–16–6
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Vs. East Division

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1971–72 NHL records
Team BOS BUF DET MTL NYR TOR VAN Total
California 2–43–0–32–2–20–3–31–4–12–3–12–412–20–10
Chicago 1–4–13–2–15–0–11–2–31–2–34–0–23–2–118–12–12
Los Angeles 1–4–13–2–12–3–10–5–10–61–4–15–0–112–24–6
Minnesota 0–5–12–2–24–21–4–13–1–22–2–23–2–115–18–9
Philadelphia 0–62–2–22–3–12–3–10–62–2–25–113–23–6
Pittsburgh 1–2–31–2–32–41–4–11–3–22–44–212–21–9
St. Louis 1–4–14–1–13–2–11–4–11–52–42–3–114–23–5
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Playoffs

For the fourth time in their first five seasons, the North Stars were in the playoffs. Once again, they had a matchup with the Blues in the postseason.[3] The two teams would not meet again in the postseason until 1984.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1971–72 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 9, 19714–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)1–0–0
2TOctober 14, 19711–1Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)1–0–1
3LOctober 16, 19712–3Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)1–1–1
4WOctober 17, 19713–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)2–1–1
5WOctober 20, 19717–0Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)3–1–1
6WOctober 23, 19715–1Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)4–1–1
7WOctober 24, 19716–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)5–1–1
8WOctober 27, 19712–1@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)6–1–1
9WOctober 28, 19712–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)7–1–1
10TOctober 30, 19711–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)7–1–2
11LOctober 31, 19712–5@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)7–2–2
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
12WNovember 3, 19712–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)8–2–2
13WNovember 6, 19715–1St. Louis Blues (1971–72)9–2–2
14WNovember 7, 19713–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)10–2–2
15LNovember 10, 19711–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)10–3–2
16LNovember 13, 19711–5Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)10–4–2
17WNovember 16, 19715–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)11–4–2
18WNovember 18, 19714–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)12–4–2
19WNovember 20, 19714–1New York Rangers (1971–72)13–4–2
20TNovember 21, 19711–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)13–4–3
21WNovember 23, 19712–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)14–4–3
22WNovember 26, 19712–1@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)15–4–3
23WNovember 27, 19713–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)16–4–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
24WDecember 1, 19714–1California Golden Seals (1971–72)17–4–3
25WDecember 4, 19713–1Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)18–4–3
26LDecember 5, 19711–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)18–5–3
27LDecember 8, 19711–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)18–6–3
28LDecember 11, 19713–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)18–7–3
29LDecember 12, 19713–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)18–8–3
30WDecember 15, 19714–1St. Louis Blues (1971–72)19–8–3
31LDecember 18, 19711–4Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)19–9–3
32TDecember 19, 19711–1@ New York Rangers (1971–72)19–9–4
33WDecember 21, 19713–2Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)20–9–4
34LDecember 25, 19711–2New York Rangers (1971–72)20–10–4
35LDecember 26, 19711–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)20–11–4
36TDecember 30, 19712–2Boston Bruins (1971–72)20–11–5
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
37WJanuary 1, 19723–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)21–11–5
38WJanuary 5, 19724–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)22–11–5
39LJanuary 8, 19721–5Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)22–12–5
40TJanuary 11, 19722–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)22–12–6
41LJanuary 12, 19720–2@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)22–13–6
42LJanuary 15, 19722–7@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)22–14–6
43LJanuary 16, 19722–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)22–15–6
44TJanuary 18, 19721–1California Golden Seals (1971–72)22–15–7
45WJanuary 19, 19724–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)23–15–7
46WJanuary 22, 19724–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)24–15–7
47WJanuary 23, 19725–3Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)25–15–7
48WJanuary 27, 19726–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)26–15–7
49WJanuary 29, 19724–2New York Rangers (1971–72)27–15–7
50TJanuary 30, 19721–1@ New York Rangers (1971–72)27–15–8
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
51LFebruary 2, 19722–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)27–16–8
52LFebruary 3, 19721–6@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)27–17–8
53TFebruary 5, 19723–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)27–17–9
54LFebruary 6, 19720–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)27–18–9
55WFebruary 9, 19724–1Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)28–18–9
56WFebruary 10, 19723–1@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)29–18–9
57WFebruary 12, 19725–1Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)30–18–9
58WFebruary 16, 19724–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)31–18–9
59LFebruary 19, 19724–6Boston Bruins (1971–72)31–19–9
60WFebruary 20, 19722–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)32–19–9
61LFebruary 24, 19722–4Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)32–20–9
62LFebruary 26, 19722–3St. Louis Blues (1971–72)32–21–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
63LMarch 2, 19720–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)32–22–9
64LMarch 4, 19722–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)32–23–9
65WMarch 5, 19722–1Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)33–23–9
66LMarch 8, 19724–5Boston Bruins (1971–72)33–24–9
67TMarch 12, 19722–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)33–24–10
68LMarch 14, 19723–4Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)33–25–10
69WMarch 16, 19726–2Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)34–25–10
70LMarch 18, 19723–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)34–26–10
71LMarch 19, 19723–7@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)34–27–10
72WMarch 21, 19724–2California Golden Seals (1971–72)35–27–10
73TMarch 23, 19724–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)35–27–11
74LMarch 25, 19722–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)35–28–11
75WMarch 26, 19725–0@ New York Rangers (1971–72)36–28–11
76TMarch 28, 19722–2Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)36–28–12
77WMarch 31, 19722–1@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)37–28–12
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
78LApril 2, 19721–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)37–29–12

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

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1972 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeries
1WApril 5, 19723–0St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 1–0
2WApril 6, 19726–5 (OT)St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 2–0
3LApril 8, 19721–2@ St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 2–1
4LApril 9, 19722–3@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 2–2
5WApril 13, 19724–3St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 3–2
6LApril 15, 19722–4@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 3–3
7LApril 18, 19721–2 (OT)St. Louis BluesBlues win 4–3

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Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1971 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
221Rod Norrish CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
335Ron Wilson CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
449Mike Legge CanadaWinnipeg Jets (WCHL)
563Brian McBratney CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
677Alan Globensky CanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
791Bruce Abbey CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
8105Russ Friesen CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OHA)
12113Mike Antonovich United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
15117Richard Coutu CanadaRosemont National (QMJHL)
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