All NHL game summaries from January 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (20-18-10) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-33-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Norm Ullman 17 (Darryl Sittler, Guy Trottier), 12:46 |
| 2: | LA , | Ross Lonsberry 9 (Ralph Backstrom, Bill Flett), 2:51 |
| TOR, | Rick Kehoe 2, 6:20 - PP | |
| LA , | Real Lemieux 10 (Juha Widing, Paul Curtis), 7:38 | |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 7 (Bill Flett, Ross Lonsberry), 13:26 | |
| TOR, | Garry Monahan 10 (Bob Baun, Rick Ley), 18:05 | |
| 3: | LA , | Juha Widing 16 (Doug Barrie), 16:22 |
| LA , | Juha Widing 17 (Bob Pulford), 19:12 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Dorey, TOR [Tripping] 16:10 | |
| 2: | Juha Widing, LA [Holding] 5:55 | |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Tripping] 10:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 2 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Harrison | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Rick Kehoe | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Parent | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 35 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 11-18- 6-35
LA : 7-13- 9-29
Goalies: TOR: Bernie Parent (L, 11-11-6)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 6-19-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 7,325
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (10-28-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (31-8-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ted Irvine 9 (Rod Seiling, Bobby Rousseau), 11:29 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 29 (Rod Gilbert), 16:27 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ted Irvine 10 (Jim Neilson, Bruce MacGregor), 3:47 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 30 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), 15:08 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 4 (Randy Wyrozub, Kevin O'Shea), 17:54 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 33 (Walt Tkaczuk, Vic Hadfield), 8:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, NYR [Elbowing] 8:02 |
| 2: | Chris Evans, BUF [Hooking] 5:43 |
| 3: | Larry Hillman, BUF [Hooking] 5:07 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 5:35 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct - Coach] 6:35 | |
| Gene Carr, NYR [Hooking] 10:55 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6- 7- 4-17
NYR: 15-16-10-41
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 8-23-9)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 13-5-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 17,250
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (17-24-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-27-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | STL, | Gary Sabourin 17 (Frank St. Marseille, Larry Hornung), 3:23 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 27, 6:37 | |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 13 (Darryl Edestrand, Ken Schinkel), 12:59 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Slashing] 0:20 |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Slashing] 0:20 | |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Tripping] 2:37 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Tripping] 10:57 | |
| Bob Leiter, PIT [Hi-sticking] 19:19 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Hi-sticking] 19:19 | |
| 2: | Terry Crisp, STL [Holding] 5:33 |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Interference] 12:36 | |
| 3: | Phil Roberto, STL [Elbowing] 7:28 |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Holding] 7:28 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Hooking] 14:34 | |
| Larry Hornung, STL [Hooking] 15:08 |
Penalty time: STL: 14 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12-11- 8-31
PIT: 7- 8- 9-24
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (W, 6-11-1)
PIT: Les Binkley (L, 5-10-3)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 9,316
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