All NHL game summaries from December 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (14-15-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (22-8-3) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1: | DET, | Mickey Redmond 18 (Alex Delvecchio, Al Karlander), 1:42 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 2 (Fred O'Donnell, Gregg Sheppard), 7:54 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 6 (Dallas Smith, Bobby Orr), 1:06 - SH |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 13 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 9:18 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Walton 17 (Fred Stanfield, Dallas Smith), 3:58 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 19 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 5:53 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 20 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 7:13 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 21 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 14:23 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 18 (Fred O'Donnell), 19:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:58 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hooking] 19:13 | ||
| 2: | Larry Johnston, DET [Holding] 7:20 | |
| Marcel Dionne, DET [Tripping] 19:29 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 28 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 29 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 29 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-11-10-28
BOS: 8-15-15-38
Goalies: DET: Andy Brown (L, 0-1-0)
BOS: John Adams (W, 6-1-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,003
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-20-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (3-25-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 16 (John Wright, Dale Tallon), 6:58 |
| NYI, | Brian Lavender 4 (Ed Westfall, Craig Cameron), 17:17 - PP | |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 9 (Lorne Henning, Arnie Brown), 19:33 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Brian Spencer 4 (Tom Miller, Ed Westfall), 13:11 |
| VAN, | Jocelyn Guevremont 9 (Richard Lemieux, Dale Tallon), 14:32 - PP | |
| VAN, | Andre Boudrias 9 (Don Lever, Richard Lemieux), 19:29 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 17, 7:34 |
| NYI, | Tom Miller 6 (Ed Westfall, Brian Spencer), 10:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Murray, NYI [Slashing] 12:10 |
| John Wright, VAN [Hooking] 15:26 | |
| 2: | Brian Spencer, NYI [Holding] 7:09 |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Hooking] 11:25 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 14:09 | |
| Bryan McSheffrey, VAN [Tripping] 16:12 | |
| 3: | Andre Boudrias, VAN [Slashing] 4:57 |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Misconduct] 10:39 |
Penalty time: VAN: 18 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| David Pulkkinen | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 14-12- 6-32
NYI: 8-12- 9-29
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (T, 5-9-3)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (T, 2-14-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gregg Madill, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 9,461
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-16-5) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (21-11-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Keith McCreary 9 (Curt Bennett), 3:52 |
| NYR, | Glen Sather 3 (Pete Stemkowski), 4:49 | |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 7 (Randy Manery, Pat Quinn), 8:08 | |
| ATL, | John Stewart 6 (Larry Romanchych, Randy Manery), 15:10 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ernie Hicke 8 (Leon Rochefort, Noel Price), 9:24 |
| NYR, | Dale Rolfe 4 (Bruce MacGregor, Ron Harris), 10:04 | |
| ATL, | John Stewart 7 (Larry Romanchych, Bob Leiter), 13:31 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Noel Price, ATL [Slashing] 10:32 |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Slashing] 10:32 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 11:24 | |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Elbowing] 16:56 | |
| 2: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Elbowing] 2:29 |
| 3: | Glen Sather, NYR [Charging] 2:20 |
| Bill Plager, ATL [Holding] 5:39 |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 15- 7- 8-30
NYR: 14-11-13-38
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 11-9-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 10-5-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (14-16-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (16-15-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 9 (Rick MacLeish), :26 |
| LA , | Ralph Backstrom 15 (Doug Volmar, Real Lemieux), 3:38 | |
| LA , | Real Lemieux 2 (Terry Harper, Ralph Backstrom), 8:31 | |
| PHI, | Simon Nolet 7 (Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke), 16:51 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 19 (Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Barber), 17:10 |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 16 (Tom Bladon, Joe Watson), 8:13 |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 17 (Bobby Clarke, Wayne Hillman), 11:42 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 10 (Gary Dornhoefer, Rick MacLeish), 13:25 | |
| LA , | Jimmy Peters 2 (Mike Corrigan, Phil Hoene), 17:00 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Saleski, PHI [Fighting] 0:36 |
| Bob Berry, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:36 | |
| Bill Lesuk, LA [Hi-sticking] 4:17 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hi-sticking] 4:17 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Interference] 4:50 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 5:19 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 6:22 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Interference] 16:43 | |
| 2: | Real Lemieux, LA [Hooking] 5:08 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 11:05 | |
| 3: | Wayne Hillman, PHI [Hooking] 16:08 |
Penalty time: LA : 15 minutes
PHI: 15 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Volmar | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Hoene | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7-10- 9-26
PHI: 14-11-14-39
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (L, 4-8-0)
PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 6-4-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,220
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