NHL game summary from January 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-23-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-18-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Marcel Dionne 10 (Nick Libett, Bill Collins), 6:18 |
| DET, | Red Berenson 13 (Tim Ecclestone, Marcel Dionne), 13:52 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 11 (Ken Schinkel, Brian McKenzie), 4:11 - PP |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 22 (Alex Delvecchio, Marcel Dionne), 9:44 - PP | |
| PIT, | Bob Leiter 11, 12:19 - PP | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 13, 19:25 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Hi-sticking] 13:03 |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 19:35 | |
| 2: | Ken Schinkel, PIT [Tripping] 3:36 |
| Bill Collins, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:24 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Holding] 10:32 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing, Misconduct] 15:28 | |
| 3: | Gary Bergman, DET [Interference] 2:24 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser, PIT [Tripping] 8:15 | |
| Ron Harris, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:28 | |
| Ron Harris, DET [Hooking] 13:56 |
Penalty time: PIT: 18 minutes
DET: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian McKenzie | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 3- 7-12-22
DET: 13- 6- 9-28
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-7-1)
DET: Al Smith (W, 8-11-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 12,570
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