| Date | 7 February 1972 — 16:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Tsukisaumu Indoor Skating Rink, Sapporo | |
| Referee | Heinrich Ehrensperger |  SUI |
| Referee | Bob Nadin |  CAN |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| – | Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18 | Ron Naslund | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Stu Irving | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Kevin Ahearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Henry Boucha | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Craig Sarner | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Keith Christiansen | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| 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. | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Jim McElmury | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Charles Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Dick McGlynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Mike Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 98.1% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | – | – | 51 | 98.1% | – | |||||
| Coach | Murray Williamson | ||||||||||
Czechoslovakia| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14 | Václav Nedomanský | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 20 | Jiří Holík | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Jiří Kochta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Eduard Novák | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Richard Farda | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Josef Černý | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Vladimír Martinec | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Ivan Hlinka | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Bohuslav Šťastný | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 19 | Vladimír Bednář | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Rudy Tajcnár | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Oldřich Macháč | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | František Pospíšil | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Josef Horešovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Karel Vohralík | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Vladimír Dzurilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 90.0% | 20:00 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 2 | Jiří Holeček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 69.2% | 40:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | 18 | 78.3% | – | |||||
| Coach | Jaroslav Pitner | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:32 (1) | Eduard Novák (František Pospíšil) | | 0-1 | PP1 | |
| 16:47 (1) | Keith Christiansen | | 1-1 | PP2 | |
| 25:07 (2) | Kevin Ahearn (Craig Sarner) | | 2-1 | EQ | |
| 32:40 (2) | Craig Sarner (Jim McElmury) | | 3-1 | EQ | |
| 39:19 (2) | Frank Sanders, Jr. (Keith Christiansen) | | 4-1 | PP1 | |
| 53:12 (3) | Ron Naslund | | 5-1 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Mike Curran | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Jiří Holeček | | In | ||
| 40:00 (3) | Vladimír Dzurilla | | In | ||
| 40:00 (3) | Jiří Holeček | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Mike Curran | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Vladimír Dzurilla | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:14 (1) | Jim McElmury | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 8:27 (1) | Jim McElmury | | 2 | Interference | |
| 9:33 (1) | František Pospíšil | | 2 | Interference | |
| 10:00 (1) | Keith Christiansen | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 10:00 (1) | Ivan Hlinka | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 15:09 (1) | Karel Vohralík | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 15:37 (1) | Rudy Tajcnár | | 2 | Interference | |
| 19:38 (1) | Henry Boucha | | 2 | Excessive roughness | |
| 25:07 (2) | Charles Brown | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 36:07 (2) | Keith Christiansen | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 38:14 (2) | Rudy Tajcnár | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 45:16 (3) | Stu Irving | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 48:28 (3) | Ron Naslund | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 49:22 (3) | Bohuslav Šťastný | | 2 | Hooking |
