1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season

1972–73 Minnesota North Stars
Division	3rd West
1972–73 record	37–30–11
Goals for	254
Goals against	230
Team information
Coach	Jack Gordon
Captain	Ted Harris

Regular season

Final standings

West Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	93
Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	85
Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	85
St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	76
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	73
Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	73
Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	65
California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	48

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 7, 1972	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)	0–1–0
2	W	October 11, 1972	5–2	California Golden Seals (1972–73)	1–1–0
3	T	October 14, 1972	3–3	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)	1–1–1
4	L	October 15, 1972	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1972–73)	1–2–1
5	W	October 18, 1972	6–0	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	2–2–1
6	L	October 21, 1972	2–3	Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	2–3–1
7	W	October 24, 1972	2–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	3–3–1
8	L	October 25, 1972	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)	3–4–1
9	W	October 28, 1972	2–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)	4–4–1
10	L	October 29, 1972	1–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)	4–5–1
11	T	November 1, 1972	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	4–5–2
12	W	November 4, 1972	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	5–5–2
13	W	November 8, 1972	5–2	California Golden Seals (1972–73)	6–5–2
14	L	November 10, 1972	1–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	6–6–2
15	W	November 11, 1972	3–0	New York Islanders (1972–73)	7–6–2
16	W	November 14, 1972	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)	8–6–2
17	L	November 15, 1972	1–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)	8–7–2
18	T	November 18, 1972	4–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)	8–7–3
19	W	November 19, 1972	5–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	9–7–3
20	W	November 22, 1972	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)	10–7–3
21	W	November 25, 1972	3–0	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)	11–7–3
22	W	November 26, 1972	3–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)	12–7–3
23	W	November 29, 1972	5–0	Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	13–7–3
24	W	December 2, 1972	8–6	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)	14–7–3
25	L	December 3, 1972	4–7	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)	14–8–3
26	L	December 6, 1972	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)	14–9–3
27	L	December 7, 1972	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)	14–10–3
28	W	December 9, 1972	7–0	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)	15–10–3
29	L	December 10, 1972	1–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	15–11–3
30	W	December 13, 1972	7–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)	16–11–3
31	W	December 16, 1972	5–1	New York Rangers (1972–73)	17–11–3
32	L	December 17, 1972	4–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)	17–12–3
33	W	December 20, 1972	5–2	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	18–12–3
34	L	December 23, 1972	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1972–73)	18–13–3
35	W	December 27, 1972	3–2	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)	19–13–3
36	L	December 29, 1972	0–2	Boston Bruins (1972–73)	19–14–3
37	T	December 31, 1972	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)	19–14–4
38	L	January 6, 1973	0–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	19–15–4
39	T	January 8, 1973	3–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)	19–15–5
40	L	January 10, 1973	0–6	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)	19–16–5
41	T	January 11, 1973	1–1	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)	19–16–6
42	W	January 13, 1973	8–1	New York Islanders (1972–73)	20–16–6
43	W	January 16, 1973	1–0	@ New York Islanders (1972–73)	21–16–6
44	L	January 18, 1973	1–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)	21–17–6
45	T	January 20, 1973	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	21–17–7
46	W	January 21, 1973	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)	22–17–7
47	T	January 23, 1973	5–5	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)	22–17–8
48	L	January 25, 1973	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)	22–18–8
49	L	January 28, 1973	1–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)	22–19–8
50	L	February 1, 1973	1–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	22–20–8
51	L	February 3, 1973	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)	22–21–8
52	W	February 4, 1973	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)	23–21–8
53	L	February 7, 1973	2–3	Boston Bruins (1972–73)	23–22–8
54	L	February 8, 1973	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	23–23–8
55	W	February 10, 1973	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)	24–23–8
56	W	February 11, 1973	6–3	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)	25–23–8
57	W	February 14, 1973	5–2	St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	26–23–8
58	W	February 17, 1973	5–2	Boston Bruins (1972–73)	27–23–8
59	L	February 18, 1973	1–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)	27–24–8
60	L	February 21, 1973	2–5	St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	27–25–8
61	W	February 24, 1973	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)	28–25–8
62	L	February 25, 1973	5–6	@ New York Rangers (1972–73)	28–26–8
63	W	February 28, 1973	7–3	California Golden Seals (1972–73)	29–26–8
64	W	March 3, 1973	3–0	Atlanta Flames (1972–73)	30–26–8
65	W	March 4, 1973	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)	31–26–8
66	W	March 7, 1973	10–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)	32–26–8
67	L	March 10, 1973	3–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)	32–27–8
68	W	March 11, 1973	2–1	New York Islanders (1972–73)	33–27–8
69	T	March 13, 1973	2–2	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)	33–27–9
70	W	March 15, 1973	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)	34–27–9
71	W	March 17, 1973	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)	35–27–9
72	L	March 18, 1973	0–2	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	35–28–9
73	L	March 20, 1973	1–6	New York Rangers (1972–73)	35–29–9
74	L	March 22, 1973	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)	35–30–9
75	W	March 25, 1973	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1972–73)	36–30–9
76	W	March 27, 1973	4–3	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)	37–30–9
77	T	March 28, 1973	3–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)	37–30–10
78	T	March 30, 1973	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)	37–30–11

See also

• 1972–73 NHL season

References

• 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.