All NHL game summaries from December 19, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (21-8-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-14-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 19 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 3:53 - PP |
| PIT, | Eddie Shack 12 (Syl Apps), 12:29 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Mike Walton 16, 10:17 |
| PIT, | Al McDonough 15 (Lowell MacDonald, Jack Lynch), 15:55 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 20 (Ken Hodge, Johnny Bucyk), 2:17 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 2:37 |
| Eddie Shack, PIT [Charging] 10:19 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Interference, Misconduct] 13:02 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Cross checking] 17:55 | |
| 2: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:59 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Tripping] 7:40 | |
| Al McDonough, PIT [Holding] 7:54 | |
| Jack Lynch, PIT [Tripping] 12:53 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 18:29 | |
| 3: | Al McDonough, PIT [Tripping] 1:28 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Holding] 3:22 |
Penalty time: BOS: 40 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 27 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-11- 8-27
PIT: 9- 6-12-27
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 14-7-0)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-6-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Willard Norris
Attendance: 10,419
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com