NHL game summary from December 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (5-22-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-21-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: CAL, Ted McAneeley 1, 12:30
VAN, John Wright 3 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Barry Wilkins), 12:48
CAL, Ted McAneeley 2 (Walt McKechnie, Darryl Maggs), 15:24
VAN, Don Tannahill 10 (Bobby Schmautz, Andre Boudrias), 18:53
2: CAL, Stan Weir 4 (Hilliard Graves, Pete Laframboise), 2:16
VAN, Don Tannahill 11 (Bobby Schmautz, Jocelyn Guevremont), 14:17
3: VAN, Don Tannahill 12 (Bobby Schmautz, Andre Boudrias), :31
Penalties:
1: Bob Stewart, CAL [Hi-sticking] 4:50
Andre Boudrias, VAN [Slashing] 5:57
2: none
3: Barry Wilkins, VAN [Tripping] 7:28
Walt McKechnie, CAL [Holding] 9:56
Penalty time: CAL: 4 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 13- 9- 8-30
VAN: 7-15-19-41
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 2-16-6)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (W, 6-9-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,570
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