NHL game summary 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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