NHL game summary from February 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (24-29-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (7-50-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: PIT, Jean Pronovost 14 (Eddie Shack), 4:48 - SH
PIT, Bryan Hextall 21, 10:29
2: PIT, Al McDonough 27 (Lowell MacDonald), 6:22
3: PIT, Ron Schock 10 (Bryan Watson), 11:48 - SH
Penalties:
1: Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 4:33
Jean-Guy Lagace, PIT [Interference] 6:48
Craig Cameron, NYI [Hooking] 13:23
Craig Cameron, NYI [Hooking] 18:59
2: Bryan Watson, PIT [Slashing] 18:44
3: Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 2:05
Bryan Hextall, PIT [Tripping] 2:12
Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping, Misconduct] 7:48
Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Holding] 10:18
Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:25
Jean-Guy Lagace, PIT [Holding] 16:30
Greg Polis, PIT [Tripping] 19:49
Penalty time: PIT: 16 minutes
NYI: 18 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Neil Nicholson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 3 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 16- 9- 9-34
NYI: 10-12-12-34
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 17-18-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 4-20-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 13,327
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