All NHL game summaries from January 2, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (16-18-6) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Islanders (4-29-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Larry Romanchych 7 (Ernie Hicke, Randy Manery), 13:36 - PP |
| NYI, | Arnie Brown 4 (Ed Westfall, Brian Spencer), 15:01 - PP | |
| ATL, | Keith McCreary 10 (Curt Bennett, Pat Quinn), 17:53 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ernie Hicke 9 (Bob Leiter), 14:32 |
| ATL, | Larry Romanchych 8 (Bob Leiter, Noel Picard), 17:27 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Keith McCreary 11 (Ernie Hicke, Billy MacMillan), 10:49 - PP |
| ATL, | Leon Rochefort 4 (Rey Comeau, Jacques Richard), 14:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Leiter, ATL [Tripping] 5:42 |
| Don Blackburn, NYI [Hooking] 10:17 | |
| Ken Murray, NYI [Elbowing] 13:23 | |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Interference] 14:36 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 19:40 | |
| 2: | Ken Murray, NYI [Cross checking] 5:35 |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Holding] 9:04 | |
| Kerry Ketter, ATL [Elbowing] 11:07 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 14:52 | |
| 3: | Bill Plager, ATL [Hooking] 2:30 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 9:04 | |
| Ernie Hicke, ATL [Holding] 17:52 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kerry Ketter | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11-10-15-36
NYI: 7- 5-11-23
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 12-11-3)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 2-13-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Willard Norris
Attendance: 10,042
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-18-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Greg Polis 12 (Bryan Hextall, Jean Pronovost), 8:17 |
| STL, | Fran Huck 6 (Phil Roberto, Bob Plager), 18:26 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 7 (Ron Schock, Greg Polis), 2:04 - PP |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 13 (Dave Burrows), 6:02 | |
| STL, | Chris Evans 5, 13:34 | |
| PIT, | Al McDonough 19 (Eddie Shack, Lowell MacDonald), 15:09 - PP | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 3 (Bob Plager, Frank St. Marseille), 15:24 | |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 10 (Chris Evans, Phil Roberto), 16:10 | |
| 3: | STL, | Phil Roberto 10 (Fran Huck), 18:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, STL [Interference] 3:33 |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 5:44 | |
| Jack Lynch, PIT [Slashing] 13:27 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Slashing] 13:27 | |
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 1:44 |
| Jean Hamel, STL [Tripping] 10:54 | |
| Bob McCord, STL [Tripping] 14:41 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Elbowing] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Duane Rupp, PIT [Hi-sticking] 9:15 |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Hi-sticking] 9:15 |
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
STL: 14 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 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hamilton | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 6-12- 8-26
STL: 10-11- 9-30
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron,
Jim Rutherford (L, 9-9-4) STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 11-9-4) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: John D'Amico, Charles Banfield Attendance: 18,161
Jim Rutherford (L, 9-9-4) STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 11-9-4) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: John D'Amico, Charles Banfield Attendance: 18,161
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