All NHL game summaries from December 31, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (20-11-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (22-13-2) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Dick Redmond 4 (Bill White, J.P. Bordeleau), 10:04 - PP |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 14 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 16:18 - PP | |
| CHI, | Jim Pappin 15 (Pit Martin), 18:37 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 23 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 4:13 |
| CHI, | Pat Stapleton 3 (Pit Martin, Dennis Hull), 15:20 | |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 18 (Dennis Hull, Tony Esposito), 19:39 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Keith Magnuson, CHI [Tripping] 2:26 | |
| Hugh Harris, BUF [Interference] 18:12 | ||
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, BUF [Holding] 9:49 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 15:59 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10-15- 7-32
CHI: 8-10-14-32
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (L, 8-5-3)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 14-8-1)
Referee: Peter Moffatt
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-14-4) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-16-6) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Danny Grant 14 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Dennis Hextall), 1:29 |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 16 (Henry Boucha, Nick Libett), 5:04 | |
| DET, | Al Karlander 6 (Guy Charron, Len Fontaine), 7:02 | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 17 (Mickey Redmond), 12:32 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ted Harris 3 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 6:35 |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 14 (Dennis Hextall, Ted Harris), 11:14 | |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 15 (Bill Goldsworthy, Gump Worsley), 16:05 | |
| 3: | DET, | Mickey Redmond 20 (Larry Johnston, Marcel Dionne), 6:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, DET [Holding] 2:42 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Boarding] 10:27 | ||
| Henry Boucha, DET [Interference] 17:06 | ||
| Gary Doak, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:45 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:45 | ||
| 2: | Larry Johnston, DET [Tripping] 12:29 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 9 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-12- 5-24
DET: 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (T, 6-1-3)
DET: Andy Brown (T, 0-1-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,684
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (12-18-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (23-12-3) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 17 (Rod Gilbert), 4:52 |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Bill Fairbairn, Vic Hadfield), 4:12 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 18 (Ab DeMarco), 9:59 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 15 (Jean Ratelle, Steve Vickers), 12:45 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 19 (Fran Huck), 16:39 - PP | |
| NYR, | Glen Sather 5 (Pete Stemkowski, Jim Neilson), 19:54 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 19 (Jim Neilson, Rod Seiling), 4:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 12:04 |
| Jean Hamel, STL [Holding] 18:58 | |
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 7:00 |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Roughing] 7:00 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Slashing] 15:31 | |
| Jean Hamel, STL [Holding] 17:56 | |
| 3: | Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Slashing] 2:44 |
| Frank St. Marseille, STL [Slashing] 2:44 | |
| Ron Harris, NYR [Fighting] 11:06 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Fighting] 11:06 |
Penalty time: STL: 13 minutes
NYR: 13 minutes
| 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 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 37 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 14-10-12-36
NYR: 11-17-13-41
Goalies: STL: Bob Johnson (L, 1-4-0),
Jacques Caron NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 12-6-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Swede Knox Attendance: 17,500
Jacques Caron NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 12-6-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Swede Knox Attendance: 17,500
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