NHL game summary from December 31, 1972
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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