NHL game summary from January 2, 1973
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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