All NHL game summaries from December 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-16-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | PIT, | Al McDonough 16 (Syl Apps, Lowell MacDonald), :22 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 7 (Marcel Dionne, Tim Ecclestone), 13:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Bergman, DET [Interference] 2:36 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 9:56 | ||
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Tripping] 13:54 | ||
| Larry Johnston, DET [Charging] 17:51 | ||
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, DET [Hooking] 11:11 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 7- 7-24
DET: 7-10-19-36
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (T, 9-7-3)
DET: Andy Brown (T, 0-1-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,427
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (22-5-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-16-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Pierre Bouchard), 9:55 |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 7, 16:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 28 (Frank Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer), :29 - PP |
| 3: | STL, | Phil Roberto 9 (Fran Huck, Gary Sabourin), 6:36 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 29 (Pierre Bouchard, Guy Lapointe), 6:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Floyd Thomson, STL [Hi-sticking] 19:11 |
| 2: | Barclay Plager, STL [Hooking] 0:47 |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Interference] 1:23 | |
| Bob McCord, STL [Tripping] 1:44 | |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Tripping] 7:40 | |
| 3: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 2:52 |
| Chuck Lefley, MTL [Slashing] 7:02 | |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Holding] 12:26 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Hughes | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-13- 8-32
STL: 11-10-15-36
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 18-4-7)
STL: Bob Johnson (L, 1-3-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 19,108
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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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