NHL game summary from December 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (16-16-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (5-21-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1: LA , Serge Bernier 8 (Larry Brown, Real Lemieux), 12:56
2: LA , Serge Bernier 9 (Ralph Backstrom), 3:45
LA , Serge Bernier 10 (Neil Komadoski), 19:59
3: CAL, Walt McKechnie 10 (Craig Patrick, Pete Laframboise), 6:24
LA , Serge Bernier 11, 7:34
CAL, Craig Patrick 8 (Joey Johnston, Darryl Maggs), 11:48
CAL, Reggie Leach 9 (Stan Gilbertson, Marshall Johnston), 13:41
LA , Juha Widing 7 (Mike Corrigan), 15:19
Penalties:
1: Ted McAneeley, CAL [Tripping] 2:21
Neil Komadoski, LA [Interference] 7:39
Serge Bernier, LA [Spearing] 16:55
2: Rick Smith, CAL [Hooking] 3:56
Darryl Maggs, CAL [Holding] 7:35
Bob Stewart, CAL [Hi-sticking] 9:47
3: Bob Stewart, CAL [Fighting] 0:23
Don Kozak, LA [Fighting] 0:23
Neil Komadoski, LA [Holding] 8:11
Serge Bernier, LA [Fighting] 12:23
Ted McAneeley, CAL [Fighting] 12:23
Rick Smith, CAL [Tripping] 17:06
Penalty time: LA : 16 minutes
CAL: 20 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hoene | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8-11- 7-26
CAL: 6- 6-16-28
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 12-8-4)
CAL: Marv Edwards (L, 3-6-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 1,796
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