NHL game summary from December 13, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-22-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-12-3) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 11 (Greg Polis), 3:25 - PP |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 12 (Dave Burrows, Lowell MacDonald), 5:15 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Al McDonough 14 (Dave Burrows, Syl Apps), 6:59 |
| PIT, | Ken Schinkel 11 (Dave Burrows, Bryan Hextall), 10:02 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 11 (Jack Lynch, Bryan Hextall), 10:57 - PP | |
| PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 14 (Al McDonough, Syl Apps), 16:25 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Syl Apps 13 (Bryan Watson, Lowell MacDonald), 3:52 |
| PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 15 (Al McDonough, Syl Apps), 4:23 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 14 (Lowell MacDonald, Bryan Watson), 13:55 | |
| NYI, | Don Blackburn 3 (Ken Murray, Terry Crisp), 19:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Arnie Brown, NYI [Interference] 2:04 | |
| Neil Nicholson, NYI [Holding] 17:22 | ||
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Hi-sticking] 18:32 | ||
| 2: | Greg Polis, PIT [Holding] 1:53 | |
| Jim Mair, NYI [Interference] 10:36 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Neil Nicholson | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 55 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 55 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 7-10-21
PIT: 16-20-19-55
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-13-1)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 5-6-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 7,866
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