NHL game summary from December 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-11-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 New York Islanders (3-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: LA , Vic Venasky 4 (Bill Lesuk, Don Kozak), 1:19
LA , Bob Berry 17 (Mike Corrigan, Gilles Marotte), 11:55
NYI, Billy Harris 6 (Germain Gagnon, Lorne Henning), 14:08
2: LA , Ralph Backstrom 14 (Butch Goring, Serge Bernier), 13:22
3: LA , Bob Berry 18 (Juha Widing, Butch Goring), 3:20
LA , Don Kozak 7 (Ralph Backstrom, Butch Goring), 6:15 - PP
LA , Don Kozak 8 (Vic Venasky, Bill Lesuk), 7:44
Penalties:
1: Gilles Marotte, LA [Boarding] 6:49
Neil Komadoski, LA [Fighting] 12:35
Brian Spencer, NYI [Fighting] 12:35
Harry Howell, LA [Interference] 17:15
2: Ken Murray, NYI [Interference] 2:13
Germain Gagnon, NYI [Tripping] 5:58
Don Kozak, LA [Slashing] 10:58
3: Craig Cameron, NYI [Holding] 4:57
Bob Berry, LA [Fighting] 11:18
Craig Cameron, NYI [Fighting] 11:18
Lorne Henning, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:03
Penalty time: LA : 16 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Nicholson | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6-11- 9-26
NYI: 6- 3- 7-16
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 8-5-4)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-11-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 10,076
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