NHL game summary from March 31, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (31-37-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (32-33-12) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 40 (Ab DeMarco), 5:40 - PP |
| STL, | Fran Huck 15 (Jack Egers, Ab DeMarco), 11:53 - PP | |
| STL, | Fran Huck 16 (Barclay Plager, Steve Durbano), 15:04 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Syl Apps 28 (Al McDonough), 12:47 |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 9 (Pierre Plante, Floyd Thomson), 15:40 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 29 (Jack Lynch, Lowell MacDonald), 17:44 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 41 (Jack Egers, Fran Huck), 9:55 |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 19 (Danny O'Shea, Gary Sabourin), 15:17 | |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 20 (Gary Sabourin, Danny O'Shea), 19:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Holding] 4:35 |
| Pierre Plante, STL [Slashing] 8:25 | |
| Eddie Shack, PIT [Interference] 10:27 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Interference] 17:27 | |
| 2: | Pierre Plante, STL [Charging] 4:06 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Interference] 8:53 | |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Charging] 16:45 | |
| Andy Brown, PIT [Interference] 19:55 | |
| 3: | Gary Sabourin, STL [Holding] 3:23 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Holding, Hooking] 19:22 |
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
STL: 16 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Shires | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Brown | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 37 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 6-18-13-37
STL: 9- 7-13-29
Goalies: PIT: Andy Brown (L, 5-5-4)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 18-16-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 20,009
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