NHL game summary from October 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (0-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (1-0-0) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
1: DET, Len Fontaine 1 (Red Berenson, Ron Stackhouse), 7:53 - PP
DET, Guy Charron 1 (Thommie Bergman, Len Fontaine), 8:21
DET, Red Berenson 1 (Guy Charron, Len Fontaine), 15:39
DET, Mickey Redmond 1 (Tim Ecclestone, Alex Delvecchio), 19:46
2: DET, Marcel Dionne 1 (Nick Libett), :44
NYR, Brad Park 1 (Pete Stemkowski), 12:50 - PP
3: NYR, Jean Ratelle 1 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), :31
NYR, Steve Vickers 1, 12:47
Penalties:
1: Vic Hadfield, NYR [Elbowing] 6:10
Henry Boucha, DET [Tripping] 9:41
2: Mickey Redmond, DET [Hooking] 5:58
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 6:14
Larry Johnston, DET [Hooking] 12:43
3: none
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis DeJordy | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 9- 5-21
DET: 14-10- 9-33
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 0-1-0)
DET: Denis DeJordy (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 13,574
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