NHL game summary from December 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (15-13-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (3-23-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: PHI, Bobby Clarke 15 (Bill Flett, Simon Nolet), 5:40 - PP
PHI, Bob Kelly 6 (Bobby Clarke, Barry Ashbee), 15:40
3: NYI, Germain Gagnon 9 (Billy Harris, Don Blackburn), 19:29
Penalties:
1: Ron Stewart, NYI [Hooking] 2:42
Bill Flett, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 4:07
Billy Smith, NYI [Interference, Fighting] 4:07
Dave Schultz, PHI [Fighting] 8:25
Brian Spencer, NYI [Fighting] 8:25
Ed Van Impe, PHI [Interference] 10:56
Dave Schultz, PHI [Fighting] 13:49
Brian Spencer, NYI [Fighting] 13:49
Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 15:31
Ken Murray, NYI [Slashing] 15:31
Joe Watson, PHI [Tripping] 15:50
Don Saleski, PHI [Tripping] 19:36
2: Jim Mair, NYI [Cross checking] 3:49
3: Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 5:43
Penalty time: PHI: 27 minutes
NYI: 23 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 5-13-12-30
NYI: 3- 9- 7-19
Goalies: PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 5-3-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-9-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,475
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