NHL game summary from March 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (21-36-9) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (29-29-9) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Tim Ecclestone 14 (Marcel Dionne, Gary Bergman), 2:03 |
| PIT, | Bryan Watson 3 (Bob Leiter, Al McDonough), 3:45 | |
| DET, | Bill Collins 12 (Gary Bergman, Marcel Dionne), 9:10 | |
| PIT, | Al McDonough 7 (Duane Rupp), 10:49 | |
| DET, | Ron Harris 1 (Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone), 12:44 | |
| DET, | Al Karlander 15 (Alex Delvecchio), 14:03 | |
| 3: | DET, | Mickey Redmond 38, 7:08 |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 39 (Alex Delvecchio), 8:20 | |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 23 (Val Fonteyne, Dave Burrows), 15:32 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Johnston, DET [Slashing] 14:09 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Kneeing] 14:58 | ||
| Arnie Brown, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:25 | ||
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Slashing] 15:25 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Ron Stackhouse, DET [Holding] 4:03 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Interference] 9:04 | ||
| Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 11:13 | ||
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| 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 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8- 8-14-30
DET: 9-13- 9-31
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 13-15-2),
Les Binkley DET: Al Smith (W, 18-18-4) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Hoggarth Attendance: 14,768
Les Binkley DET: Al Smith (W, 18-18-4) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Hoggarth Attendance: 14,768
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