NHL game summary from January 26, 1972
| 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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