NHL game summary from December 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-9-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (3-17-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: DET, Marcel Dionne 11 (Ron Stackhouse, Nick Libett), 1:42
NYI, Tom Miller 5 (Brian Lavender, Jim Mair), 4:41
2: DET, Thommie Bergman 3 (Alex Delvecchio, Marcel Dionne), 5:48 - PP
3: DET, Len Fontaine 6 (Marcel Dionne), 1:55
DET, Alex Delvecchio 8 (Mickey Redmond, Marcel Dionne), 13:04 - PP
Penalties:
1: Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 5:30
Gary Doak, DET [Hooking] 9:11
Billy Harris, NYI [Elbowing] 12:52
Bryan Lefley, NYI [Elbowing] 19:32
2: Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 4:27
3: Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 2:37
Gary Doak, DET [Hi-sticking] 5:28
Brian Lavender, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:39
Henry Boucha, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 16:49
Ken Murray, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 16:49
Penalty time: DET: 15 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13-17-10-40
NYI: 8- 6- 4-18
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (W, 9-4-2)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-10-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 11,476
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