NHL game summary from December 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-12-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-12-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: PIT, Eddie Shack 10 (Dave Burrows), 17:52
2: LA , Butch Goring 14 (Larry Brown), 9:27 - SH
LA , Don Kozak 9, 18:19
3: LA , Juha Widing 6 (Bob Berry), 17:13
Penalties:
1: Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 6:09
Bryan Hextall, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:09
Gilles Marotte, LA [Hooking] 8:33
Jack Lynch, PIT [Roughing] 9:01
Mike Corrigan, LA [Slashing] 11:40
Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Slashing] 11:40
Bryan Hextall, PIT [Slashing] 12:32
2: Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 2:49
Gilles Marotte, LA [Hi-sticking] 7:48
Terry Harper, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:36
Syl Apps, PIT [Roughing] 16:48
Gilles Marotte, LA [Slashing] 16:48
3: Serge Bernier, LA [Elbowing, Misconduct] 3:36
Ron Schock, PIT [Face-off violation] 4:06
Mike Corrigan, LA [Slashing] 12:06
Jack Lynch, PIT [Roughing] 18:02
Barry Long, LA [Tripping] 18:23
Penalty time: PIT: 16 minutes
LA : 28 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 7-10-27
LA : 9-10- 7-26
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-5-2)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 9-6-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 9,687
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