NHL game summary from December 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-26-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (17-16-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: LA , Bob Berry 20 (Gilles Marotte, Juha Widing), 19:30 - PP
2: LA , Mike Corrigan 18 (Gilles Marotte, Juha Widing), 1:39
LA , Bill Lesuk 3 (Vic Venasky, Don Kozak), 11:02
3: LA , Harry Howell 2 (Ralph Backstrom, Mike Corrigan), 5:44
NYI, Craig Cameron 4, 9:57
Penalties:
1: Bill Lesuk, LA [Slashing] 7:13
Brian Spencer, NYI [Holding] 18:41
2: Billy Harris, NYI [Elbowing] 5:33
Bill Lesuk, LA [Roughing] 5:33
Ken Murray, NYI [Holding] 6:11
Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing, Misconduct] 7:23
Bill Lesuk, LA [Holding] 18:49
3: Mike Corrigan, LA [Tripping] 3:21
Lorne Henning, NYI [Hooking] 17:51
Mike Corrigan, LA [Slashing] 19:22
Bryan Lefley, NYI [Slashing] 19:22
Penalty time: NYI: 22 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 16 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hoene | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 2- 8- 6-16
LA : 12-14- 9-35
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-15-2)
LA : Gary Edwards (W, 5-8-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 8,037
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