All NHL game summaries from December 14, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (19-9-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (19-8-3) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Gene Carr 3 (Bruce MacGregor), 3:06 |
| 2: | BOS, | Mike Walton 15 (Fred Stanfield), 12:17 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 14:11 | |
| BOS, | Fred O'Donnell 5 (Don Marcotte, Gregg Sheppard), 14:33 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 17:43 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 13 (Bobby Rousseau, Rod Gilbert), 6:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:14 |
| Randy Legge, NYR [Holding] 6:14 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 11:01 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 16:15 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 8:08 |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Holding] 15:01 | |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 17:26 | |
| 3: | Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 5:41 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 6:55 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Spearing] 17:28 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 17:28 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 55 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 55 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 8- 9-24
BOS: 22-21-12-55
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 9-4-2)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 13-7-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,003
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (10-13-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (14-13-4) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 17 (Bill Barber, Andre Dupont), 4:57 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 7 (Tom Bladon, Wayne Hillman), 12:03 | |
| PHI, | Bill Clement 7 (Don Saleski, Ross Lonsberry), 14:10 | |
| 2: | STL, | Mike Murphy 9 (Frank St. Marseille, Bob Plager), :13 - PP |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 6 (Fran Huck, Phil Roberto), 8:41 | |
| 3: | STL, | Jack Egers 11 (Mike Murphy, Garry Unger), 12:02 |
| PHI, | Bill Clement 8 (Ross Lonsberry, Barry Ashbee), 16:32 | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 16, 19:38 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 8:15 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hooking] 18:40 | ||
| 2: | Bob Plager, STL [Tripping] 3:29 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Interference] 11:00 | ||
| Kevin O'Shea, STL [Tripping] 15:02 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 40 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12-13-15-40
PHI: 13-11- 8-32
Goalies: STL: Wayne Stephenson (L, 8-7-4),
Jacques Caron PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 4-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 15,650
Jacques Caron PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 4-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 15,650
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