NHL game summary from October 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (4-1-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (1-3-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: PIT, Ken Schinkel 4 (Darryl Edestrand, Ron Schock), :35
2: PIT, Eddie Shack 1 (Ron Schock), 14:02
PIT, Syl Apps 3 (Jean Pronovost, Dave Burrows), 19:24
3: PIT, Jean Pronovost 1 (Lowell MacDonald, Bryan Hextall), 3:18
PIT, Ken Schinkel 5 (Duane Rupp, Ron Schock), 14:00 - PP
Penalties:
1: Jack Lynch, PIT [Holding] 7:13
Ron Smith, NYI [Slashing] 11:29
Ken Murray, NYI [Tripping] 18:53
Jack Lynch, PIT [Holding] 19:39
2: Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 7:28
Ken Murray, NYI [Charging] 14:17
3: Eddie Shack, PIT [Hooking] 5:33
Jim Mair, NYI [Tripping] 13:23
Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Holding] 18:12
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Gray | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Smith | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11-11-13-35
NYI: 5-10- 8-23
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 2-0-0)
NYI: Gerry Gray (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 8,175
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