NHL game summary from March 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (28-28-9) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (20-35-9) |
3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 7, 2:42 |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 21 (Syl Apps, Duane Rupp), 3:46 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 11 (Jean Pronovost), 8:12 | |
| DET, | Ron Stackhouse 5, 9:54 | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 37 (Alex Delvecchio, Bob Wall), 14:54 | |
| DET, | Leon Rochefort 11 (Larry Johnston), 18:31 | |
| 2: | DET, | Red Berenson 26 (Gary Bergman, Al Smith), 18:10 |
| 3: | PIT, | Al McDonough 6 (Jean Pronovost, Syl Apps), 3:44 - PP |
| PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 7 (Nick Harbaruk, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 14:52 | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 12 (Steve Cardwell), 18:48 - EN | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 13 (Nick Harbaruk), 19:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 2:57 | |
| Red Berenson, DET [Holding] 10:16 | ||
| Tim Horton, PIT [Holding] 14:01 | ||
| 3: | Arnie Brown, DET [Elbowing] 3:15 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Elbowing] 3:15 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:15 | ||
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:15 | ||
| Al Smith, DET [Leaving the crease] 3:15 | ||
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 6:20 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 25 minutes
PIT: 23 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 26 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 6- 9-26
PIT: 12-10-14-36
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (L, 17-17-4)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 12-14-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 7,670
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