| Date | 10 February 1972 — 19:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Tsukisaumu Indoor Skating Rink, Sapporo | |
| Referee | Åke Hanqvist |  SWE |
| Referee | Bob Nadin |  CAN |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| – | Finland |  FIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18 | Ron Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Stu Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Kevin Ahearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Henry Boucha | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Craig Sarner | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Keith Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 23 | Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Wally Olds | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Tom Mellor | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Frank Sanders, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Jim McElmury | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Charles Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Dick McGlynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Mike Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 97.2% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | – | – | 35 | 97.2% | – | |||||
| Coach | Murray Williamson | ||||||||||
Finland| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Veli-Pekka Ketola | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Matti Murto | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Matti Keinonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Harri Linnonmaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Juhani Tamminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Lasse Oksanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Esa Peltonen | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Seppo Repo | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Lauri Mononen | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Timo Turunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Ilpo Koskela | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Seppo Lindström | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Heikki Riihiranta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Heikki Järn | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Pekka Marjamäki | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Jorma Valtonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 89.2% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | 33 | 89.2% | – | |||||
| Coach | Seppo Liitsola | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:15 (1) | Craig Sarner (Henry Boucha) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 4:35 (1) | Lauri Mononen (Seppo Lindström) | | 1-1 | PP1 | |
| 13:35 (1) | Henry Boucha (Craig Sarner) | | 2-1 | EQ | |
| 28:37 (2) | Frank Sanders, Jr. (Robbie Ftorek) | | 3-1 | EQ | |
| 59:38 (3) | Kevin Ahearn (Henry Boucha, Craig Sarner) | | 4-1 | PP1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Mike Curran | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Jorma Valtonen | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Mike Curran | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jorma Valtonen | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:15 (1) | Henry Boucha | | 2 | Excessive roughness | |
| 19:18 (1) | Seppo Lindström | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 25:03 (2) | Jim McElmury | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 25:03 (2) | Esa Peltonen | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 38:29 (2) | Tom Mellor | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 58:44 (3) | Seppo Repo | | 2 | Tripping |
