NHL game summary from December 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (14-14-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (19-10-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: CHI, Cliff Koroll 15 (Stan Mikita, Dan Maloney), 8:20
2: CHI, Pit Martin 16 (Jim Pappin, Dennis Hull), 18:40
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Don Kozak, LA [Slashing] 0:34
Dennis Hull, CHI [Boarding] 2:21
2: Bill White, CHI [Hi-sticking] 0:54
Bill Lesuk, LA [Hi-sticking] 0:54
Doug Volmar, LA [Elbowing] 10:48
3: Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hooking] 5:51
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
CHI: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6- 8- 8-22
CHI: 7- 9- 9-25
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (L, 4-7-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 11-7-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: n/a
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