NHL game summary from December 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (12-16-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-3) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob Leiter 14 (Noel Price), 9:11 |
| ATL, | Larry Romanchych 6 (Bill Plager, Noel Price), 10:21 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Syl Apps 15 (Jack Lynch), :21 - PP |
| PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 5 (Ron Schock), 10:52 - SH | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 16 (Lowell MacDonald, Dave Burrows), 12:14 - SH | |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 12 (Greg Polis, Ken Schinkel), 19:09 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Eddie Shack 11 (Ron Schock, Nick Harbaruk), 8:30 - PP |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 9 (Pat Quinn), 19:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Duane Rupp, PIT [Tripping] 0:29 |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Interference] 5:09 | |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Roughing] 8:44 | |
| Noel Picard, ATL [Roughing double minor] 8:44 | |
| Jack Lynch, PIT [Cross checking] 9:47 | |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Roughing] 11:20 | |
| Jack Lynch, PIT [Roughing] 11:20 | |
| Larry Romanchych, ATL [Holding] 18:55 | |
| 2: | Eddie Shack, PIT [Roughing] 8:11 |
| Eddie Shack, PIT [Hooking] 10:44 | |
| 3: | Greg Polis, PIT [Interference] 2:09 |
| Ernie Hicke, ATL [Fighting] 2:24 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Fighting] 2:24 | |
| Norm Gratton, ATL [Slashing] 2:43 | |
| Noel Picard, ATL [Roughing] 7:56 |
Penalty time: ATL: 19 minutes
PIT: 19 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Gratton | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10- 9- 6-25
PIT: 15-12-11-38
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 9-9-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 6-6-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 11,095
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