NHL game summary from January 6, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-24-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-6) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: PIT, Al McDonough 20 (Syl Apps), 1:29
VAN, Dave Balon 3 (Richard Lemieux, Bobby Lalonde), 10:42
VAN, Bobby Schmautz 23, 12:40
3: PIT, Greg Polis 13 (Bryan Hextall), 5:19
PIT, Darryl Edestrand 6, 17:15
PIT, Eddie Shack 15 (Duane Rupp), 18:38
Penalties:
1: Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 16:17
Dale Tallon, VAN [Tripping] 19:02
2: Eddie Shack, PIT [Hi-sticking] 8:34
3: Ron Schock, PIT [Tripping] 6:16
Bryan Watson, PIT [Misconduct] 19:41
Penalty time: VAN: 2 minutes
PIT: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilcox | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cam Newton | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9-18- 7-34
PIT: 8- 8-17-33
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 7-10-3)
PIT: Cam Newton (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,100
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