NHL game summary from December 21, 1972
| 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
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