NHL game summary from March 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (23-37-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (18-47-8) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: PIT, Greg Polis 25 (Duane Rupp, Bryan Hextall), 1:19
PIT, Nick Harbaruk 8 (Ron Schock, Steve Cardwell), 5:23
LA , Brian Carlin 1 (Mike Corrigan), 14:44
LA , Bob Berry 17, 15:41
3: PIT, Al McDonough 9 (Darryl Edestrand, Eddie Shack), 1:59
LA , Ralph Backstrom 18, 11:55
LA , Butch Goring 17 (Bob Berry, Mike Corrigan), 13:14
PIT, Greg Polis 26 (Ken Schinkel, Eddie Shack), 16:49 - PP
Penalties:
1: Gilles Marotte, LA [Interference] 13:26
2: Mike Corrigan, LA [Hooking] 2:44
Doug Barrie, LA [Roughing] 7:48
Bob Leiter, PIT [Hooking] 12:30
Serge Bernier, LA [Interference] 18:14
3: Ralph Backstrom, LA [Tripping] 16:17
Penalty time: PIT: 2 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Carlin | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-14- 8-32
LA : 5- 4- 7-16
Goalies: PIT: Les Binkley (T, 7-14-5)
LA : Billy Smith (T, 1-2-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 7,174
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