NHL game summary from December 3, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (10-13-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (16-7-3) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 2 (Billy MacMillan), 11:25 |
| 2: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 11 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 5:52 - PP |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 5 (Rod Seiling, Ab DeMarco), 9:41 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Billy MacMillan 5 (Keith McCreary, Noel Picard), 5:46 - PP |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 14 (Ron Harris, Jean Ratelle), 17:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Manery, ATL [Tripping] 4:22 |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Hooking] 12:47 | |
| 2: | Noel Price, ATL [Hooking] 4:46 |
| Ron Harris, NYR [Holding] 11:10 | |
| 3: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 3:56 |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 19:18 |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 3- 7-19
NYR: 17- 8-10-35
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 2-6-2)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 7-5-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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