NHL game summary from October 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (1-0-0) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (0-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: ATL, Morris Stefaniw 1 (Lew Morrison), 12:48 - SH
2: NYI, Ed Westfall 1 (Germain Gagnon, Dave Hudson), 19:29 - PP
3: ATL, Rey Comeau 1 (Jacques Richard), 2:12
ATL, Bob Leiter 1 (Ron Harris, Ernie Hicke), 3:17
NYI, Billy Harris 1 (Jim Mair, Dave Hudson), 16:51 - PP
Penalties:
1: Randy Manery, ATL [Hooking] 11:13
Ken Murray, NYI [Boarding] 17:42
Bill Mikkelson, NYI [Holding] 19:13
2: Bob Paradise, ATL [Delay of game] 9:10
Larry Romanchych, ATL [Hooking] 18:28
Jacques Richard, ATL [Hi-sticking] 19:41
Brian Lavender, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:41
3: Ken Murray, NYI [Cross checking] 3:50
Ken Murray, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:00
Bob Leiter, ATL [Hi-sticking] 6:00
Lew Morrison, ATL [Tripping] 8:14
Bryan Lefley, NYI [Hooking] 10:30
Bill Plager, ATL [Holding] 15:51
Penalty time: ATL: 14 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Morris Stefaniw | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Ketter | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 14 | 22 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Smith | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 4-10-22
NYI: 5- 9- 9-23
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 1-0-0)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 12,221
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