NHL game summary from December 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (21-10-3) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (10-15-6) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1: STL, Fran Huck 4 (Gary Sabourin, Phil Roberto), 1:24
STL, Danny O'Shea 4 (Phil Roberto), 6:04 - SH
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Gene Carr, Ab DeMarco), 7:53
NYR, Vic Hadfield 14 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 11:41
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 8 (Glen Sather), 13:32
2: NYR, Pete Stemkowski 9 (Bruce MacGregor, Walt Tkaczuk), 1:12
NYR, Bruce MacGregor 6 (Glen Sather, Pete Stemkowski), 19:30
3: STL, Mike Murphy 10 (Jack Egers, Bob McCord), 1:03
STL, Garry Unger 15 (Jack Egers), 14:02 - PP
Penalties:
1: Bob McCord, STL [Hooking] 5:32
Barclay Plager, STL [Tripping] 15:19
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 19:01
2: Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 8:04
Ab DeMarco, NYR [Fighting] 19:08
Garry Unger, STL [Fighting] 19:08
3: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 12:53
Rod Seiling, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:58
Fran Huck, STL [Slashing] 13:58
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
STL: 11 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 14- 6- 4-24
STL: 6-17-16-39
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 10-6-1)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (L, 8-8-4)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bruce Sidecar
Attendance: 18,051
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