NHL game summary from January 17, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (20-19-8) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-21-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: STL, Garry Unger 22 (Mike Murphy, Barclay Plager), 7:54
2: STL, Floyd Thomson 4 (Bob Plager, Wayne Merrick), 9:54
ATL, Ernie Hicke 10 (Larry Romanchych, Bob Leiter), 19:28
3: STL, Jack Egers 15 (Mike Murphy, Garry Unger), 1:34
ATL, Bob Leiter 19 (Randy Manery, Ernie Hicke), 3:11
ATL, Larry Romanchych 13 (Ernie Hicke, Bob Leiter), 15:58
Penalties:
1: John Stewart, ATL [Hooking] 1:47
Floyd Thomson, STL [Elbowing] 4:46
Bob Paradise, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:36
2: Bill Plager, ATL [Charging] 5:18
Garry Unger, STL [Elbowing] 13:10
3: Noel Picard, ATL [Roughing] 5:00
Garry Unger, STL [Roughing] 5:00
Randy Manery, ATL [Holding] 5:41
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Kerry Ketter | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11- 5-11-27
STL: 14- 8-19-41
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 8-7-5)
STL: Jacques Caron (T, 2-5-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Jim Christison
Attendance: 18,181
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