NHL game summary from October 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (0-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: PIT, Greg Polis 1 (Bryan Watson, Al McDonough), 9:48
2: LA , Butch Goring 1 (Terry Harper, Vic Venasky), 4:25
PIT, Ron Schock 1 (Eddie Shack, Ken Schinkel), 13:31
3: LA , Gilles Marotte 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Serge Bernier), 4:08 - PP
PIT, Ken Schinkel 1 (Eddie Shack, Ron Schock), 7:23
PIT, Al McDonough 1, 13:18
Penalties:
1: Harry Howell, LA [Tripping] 6:35
Dave Burrows, PIT [Elbowing] 10:58
Harry Howell, LA [Closing hand on puck] 19:45
2: Bill Lesuk, LA [Hooking] 6:45
Bench penalty, LA [Too many men on the ice] 10:22
Bryan Hextall, PIT [Slashing] 15:33
3: Jack Lynch, PIT [Roughing] 3:32
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 11-11- 7-29
PIT: 15-21-13-49
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 0-1-0)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Hoggarth, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 11,105
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