NHL game summary from December 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-11-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-11-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 11 (Mike Murphy), 6:27 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Marcel Dionne 12 (Nick Libett), 16:15 |
| STL, | Mike Murphy 8 (Garry Unger), 17:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Roberto, STL [Hi-sticking] 6:40 | |
| Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Holding] 15:16 | ||
| Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Fighting] 17:30 | ||
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 17:30 | ||
| 2: | Bill Collins, DET [Hooking] 2:06 | |
| Bill Collins, DET [Delay of game] 18:41 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13- 8- 9-30
STL: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 9-6-2)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 7-6-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,939
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