NHL game summary from December 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (10-19-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Syl Apps 18, 4:10 - SH |
| TOR, | Jim McKenny 6 (Darryl Sittler, Rick Kehoe), 17:09 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Al McDonough 17 (Lowell MacDonald), 8:13 |
| TOR, | Paul Henderson 9 (Norm Ullman), 18:43 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 11 (Errol Thompson, Norm Ullman), 5:29 |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 8 (Bryan Watson, Nick Harbaruk), 14:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 3:43 |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 6:28 | |
| Al McDonough, PIT [Slashing] 15:53 | |
| 2: | Jack Lynch, PIT [Delay of game] 10:25 |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Tripping] 18:36 | |
| 3: | Mike Pelyk, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:59 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Slashing] 8:15 | |
| George Ferguson, TOR [Slashing] 8:15 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Hooking] 19:45 |
Penalty time: PIT: 12 minutes
TOR: 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Randy Osburn | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 4- 8-11-23
TOR: 16-12- 8-36
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (T, 9-7-4)
TOR: Jacques Plante (T, 7-8-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,488
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