NHL game summary from December 21, 1972
| 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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