NHL game summary from January 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (17-18-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (25-13-3) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 13 (Bruce MacGregor, Brad Park), 13:00 - PP
2: NYR, Bill Fairbairn 16 (Vic Hadfield, Walt Tkaczuk), :54
NYR, Bruce MacGregor 9 (Rod Seiling, Pete Stemkowski), 4:17
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Vic Hadfield, NYR [Fighting] 9:55
Bryan Watson, PIT [Fighting] 9:55
Greg Polis, PIT [Boarding, Fighting] 10:47
Ken Schinkel, PIT [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 10:47
Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Slashing, Fighting] 10:47
2: Vic Hadfield, NYR [Holding] 4:49
3: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 0:54
Glen Sather, NYR [Hooking] 10:37
Jack Lynch, PIT [Holding] 11:13
Vic Hadfield, NYR [Tripping] 17:19
Penalty time: PIT: 28 minutes
NYR: 22 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 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7- 7-10-24
NYR: 8-14-15-37
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 10-10-4)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 14-7-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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