NHL game summary from December 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-24-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-16-5) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob Paradise 1, 5:06 |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 5 (Randy Manery, Keith McCreary), 9:56 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | ATL, | Rey Comeau 10 (Bob Paradise, Norm Gratton), 2:57 |
| ATL, | Bob Leiter 15 (Noel Picard, Ernie Hicke), 12:22 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Norm Gratton, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:51 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing] 10:51 | |
| Bill Mikkelson, NYI [Hooking] 18:50 | |
| 2: | Bob Paradise, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:09 |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 8:57 | |
| Bill Plager, ATL [Boarding] 12:13 | |
| 3: | Bill Plager, ATL [Roughing] 15:19 |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Interference] 16:42 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Norm Gratton | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 7- 9-20
ATL: 12- 5-10-27
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-14-1)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 10-9-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,117
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