This was not a good series for the top-seeded ’68-’69 Oakland Seals right from the start. They lost the first two games of the series on home ice. A third period comeback from the ’71-’72 California Golden Seals in Game 1 included the game-winner from Reggie Leach with just 13 seconds left in regulation and in Game 2, the top seed fell in a big way in a 7-3 loss. Bobby Sheehan registered a hat tick in that 7-3 win for the ’71-’72 Golden Seals. However, the ’68-’69 Seals took Game’s 3 and 4 to even up the series at two. They won Game 3 by a final of 7-3 and Ted Hampson and Bill Hicke led the way as they combined for four of those seven goals. They then took Game 4 in overtime thanks to a power play goal from defenseman Bert Marshall shortly into the overtime period. Game 5 saw another 7-3 final, this time back in favor of the ’71-’72 Golden Seals as they got three-point performances from Gerry Pinder and defensemen Paul Shmyr and Rick Smith. Sheehan then scored an overtime winner in Game 6 to finish off the upset and send the ’71-’72 Golden Seals to the Qualifier Final.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’71-’72 CGS – 6 ’68-’69 OAK – 5 (1-0 ’71-’72 CGS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Norm Ferguson (’71-’72 CGS) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +4 7 S
2nd Star: D – Carol Vadnais (’68-’69 OAK) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +1 4 S
3rd Star: RW – Norm Ferguson (’68-’69 OAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +1 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 7 |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’71-’72 CGS – 7 ’68-’69 OAK – 3 (2-0 ’71-’72 CGS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Bobby Sheehan (’71-’72 CGS) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: G – Gilles Meloche (’71-’72 CGS) – W 3.00 GAA .944 SV% (51 SV’s)
3rd Star: LW – Gerry Pinder (’71-’72 CGS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 9 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’68-’69 OAK – 7 ’71-’72 CGS – 3 (2-1 ’71-’72 CGS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Bill Hicke (’68-’69 OAK) – 2 G 2 A 4 P Even 9 S
2nd Star: C – Ted Hampson (’68-’69 OAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +1 9 S
3rd Star: D – Bert Marshall (’68-’69 OAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 6 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’68-’69 OAK – 6 ’71-’72 CGS – 5 (OT) (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Bert Marshall (’68-’69 OAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 5 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: RW – Reggie Leach (’71-’72 CGS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 5 S
3rd Star: D – Carol Vadnais (’68-’69 OAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 9 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’71-’72 CGS – 7 ’68-’69 OAK – 3 (3-2 ’71-’72 CGS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Gerry Pinder (’71-’72 CGS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +4 5 S
2nd Star: D – Rick Smith (’71-’72 CGS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 4 S
3rd Star: C – Ivan Boldirev (’71-’72 CGS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’68-’69 Seals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| ’71-’72 Golden Seals | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’71-’72 CGS – 6 ’68-’69 OAK – 5 (OT) (4-2 ’71-’72 CGS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Gerry Pinder (’71-’72 CGS) – 3 G 2 A 5 P +4 9 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: G – Gilles Meloche (’71-’72 CGS) – W 5.00 GAA .928 SV% (64 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Ivan Boldirev (’71-’72 CGS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 5 S
One Semifinal down, one to go. Up next is the 6th-seed against the 7th-seed for a spot in the Qualifier Final.
