NHL game summary from December 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-16-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (22-11-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: NYR, Jean Ratelle 16 (Pete Stemkowski, Bill Fairbairn), 14:31
2: NYR, Rod Seiling 7 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 4:41
NYR, Glen Sather 4 (Ab DeMarco, Pete Stemkowski), 6:38
NYR, Bill Heindl 1 (Bill Fairbairn, Pete Stemkowski), 17:41
3: NYR, Bruce MacGregor 7 (Pete Stemkowski, Dale Rolfe), 16:07
Penalties:
1: Gary Doak, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:26
Glen Sather, NYR [Elbowing] 9:41
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Holding] 12:12
2: Glen Sather, NYR [Charging] 11:15
3: none
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 7- 6-24
NYR: 7-15-11-33
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 13-9-3), Andy Brown
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 11-6-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,500
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