NHL game summary from January 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-32-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (18-16-6) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: DET, Al Karlander 8 (Alex Delvecchio, Mickey Redmond), 13:17 - PP
3: DET, Mickey Redmond 23 (Al Karlander, Alex Delvecchio), 8:32
DET, Tim Ecclestone 9 (Ron Stackhouse, Nick Libett), 9:52 - SH
DET, Len Fontaine 8 (Guy Charron, Henry Boucha), 14:05
Penalties:
1: Brian Spencer, NYI [Holding] 2:29
Ron Stackhouse, DET [Boarding] 8:34
Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 9:09
Gary Doak, DET [Tripping] 17:56
2: Gary Doak, DET [Hooking] 4:57
Ed Westfall, NYI [Interference] 6:07
Brian Lavender, NYI [Delay of game] 7:00
Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 12:37
Larry Johnston, DET [Boarding] 19:04
3: Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 9:29
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Richard Grenier | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Danny Gruen | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 8-12-26
DET: 7-13-13-33
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-18-2)
DET: Roy Edwards (W, 16-9-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 12,869
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