NHL game summary from December 1, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-7-3) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 California Golden Seals (4-15-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: CAL, Stan Weir 2 (Dick Redmond, Stan Gilbertson), 2:28 - PP
NYR, Vic Hadfield 10 (Rod Gilbert, Randy Legge), 4:20
3: CAL, Rick Smith 4 (Walt McKechnie, Dick Redmond), 3:14 - PP
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 4 (Bill Fairbairn, Bobby Rousseau), 5:35 - PP
CAL, Stan Weir 3 (Reggie Leach, Stan Gilbertson), 8:37 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 13 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Rousseau), 14:15 - PP
Penalties:
1: Marshall Johnston, CAL [Holding] 10:18
Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 13:05
Reggie Leach, CAL [Hooking] 18:34
2: Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 2:05
Pete Laframboise, CAL [Charging] 10:42
Gene Carr, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:42
3: Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 2:03
Walt McKechnie, CAL [Holding] 4:30
Ted McAneeley, CAL [Hi-sticking] 5:48
Gene Carr, NYR [Hi-sticking, Spearing] 5:48
Rick Smith, CAL [Hooking] 12:16
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
CAL: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8- 9-11-28
CAL: 4- 8- 8-20
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (T, 9-2-2)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 2-11-4)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 6,582
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