NHL game summary from January 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-38-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (17-21-8) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
1: STL, Wayne Merrick 3 (Mike Lampman, Steve Durbano), 3:33 - PP
STL, Danny O'Shea 7 (Bob Plager, Floyd Thomson), 7:55
2: STL, Wayne Merrick 4 (Mike Lampman, Garry Unger), 13:48 - PP
NYI, Billy Harris 15 (Ed Westfall, Gerry Hart), 15:59 - PP
STL, Mike Murphy 14 (Jack Egers, Garry Unger), 18:40
STL, Mike Murphy 15 (Bob Plager, Garry Unger), 19:14
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Craig Cameron, NYI [Interference] 1:55
2: Mike Murphy, STL [Slashing] 1:43
Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 13:05
Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 15:36
3: Barclay Plager, STL [Charging] 2:51
Steve Durbano, STL [Tripping] 14:11
Penalty time: NYI: 4 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 3 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5-12-15-32
STL: 13-13- 9-35
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-21-2)
STL: Bob Johnson (W, 3-5-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 19,365
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