| Date | 12 February 1972 — 19:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink, Sapporo | |
| Referee | Bob Nadin |  CAN |
| Referee | Franz Baader |  FRG |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| – | Poland |  POL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Kevin Ahearn | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Henry Boucha | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Craig Sarner | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Tim Sheehy | 2 | 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 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Frank Sanders, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Jim McElmury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Charles Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Dick McGlynn | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Mike Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 96.6% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 6 | – | – | 28 | 96.6% | – | |||||
| Coach | Murray Williamson | ||||||||||
Poland| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3 | Feliks Góralczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Tadeusz Kacik | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Krzysztof Birula-Białynicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 6 | Józef Słowakiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Leszek Tokarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Wiesław Tokarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Józef Batkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Tadeusz Obłój | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Walenty Ziętara | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Ludwik Czachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 11 | Stanisław Fryźlewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 15 | Jerzy Potz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 12 | Adam Kopczyński | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Andrzej Szczepaniec | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Robert Góralczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 20 | Walery Kosyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 79.3% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | 23 | 79.3% | – | |||||
| Coach | Anatoly Yegorov | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:57 (1) | Tim Sheehy (Robbie Ftorek, Stu Irving) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 14:41 (1) | Craig Sarner (Henry Boucha, Kevin Ahearn) | | 2-0 | EQ | |
| 26:08 (2) | Henry Boucha (Kevin Ahearn, Craig Sarner) | | 3-0 | EQ | |
| 34:53 (2) | Stu Irving | | 4-0 | EQ | |
| 42:40 (3) | Tadeusz Obłój | | 4-1 | EQ | |
| 51:05 (3) | Craig Sarner (Kevin Ahearn) | | 5-1 | EQ | |
| 51:33 (3) | Tim Sheehy | | 6-1 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Mike Curran | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Walery Kosyl | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Mike Curran | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Walery Kosyl | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (1) | Stu Irving | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 43:50 (3) | Dick McGlynn | | 2 | Holding | |
| 46:08 (3) | Adam Kopczyński | | 2 | Too many players |
