NHL game summary from October 28, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (5-5-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (5-6-0) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1: LA , Don Kozak 2 (Vic Venasky, Harry Howell), 8:48
PIT, Ken Schinkel 7 (Eddie Shack), 9:20
LA , Ralph Backstrom 5 (Butch Goring, Harry Howell), 12:32 - PP
LA , Mike Corrigan 5 (Juha Widing), 14:02
LA , Don Kozak 3 (Bill Lesuk, Vic Venasky), 15:10
2: PIT, Jean Pronovost 2 (Dave Burrows, Lowell MacDonald), 19:59
3: LA , Serge Bernier 4 (Butch Goring, Ralph Backstrom), 15:48
Penalties:
1: Duane Rupp, PIT [Hooking] 9:53
Syl Apps, PIT [Slashing] 12:06
Neil Komadoski, LA [Elbowing] 18:09
2: Neil Komadoski, LA [Roughing] 4:22
Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 4:22
Duane Rupp, PIT [Holding] 6:19
Neil Komadoski, LA [Elbowing] 13:01
3: Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing] 17:25
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Newton | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 4- 5-18
LA : 15- 9- 7-31
Goalies: PIT: Cam Newton (L, 0-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 4-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 9,181
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