NHL game summary from February 19, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (25-24-9) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (18-32-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 21 (Gary Bergman, Tim Ecclestone), 5:17 - PP |
| 2: | PIT, | Bryan Watson 2 (Ken Schinkel, Ron Schock), 4:42 |
| DET, | Red Berenson 22 (Ron Stackhouse, Tim Ecclestone), 6:01 | |
| PIT, | Duane Rupp 3 (Jean Pronovost), 7:13 | |
| DET, | Alex Delvecchio 14 (Al Karlander), 11:24 | |
| DET, | Red Berenson 23 (Tim Ecclestone, Larry Johnston), 18:15 | |
| 3: | DET, | Leon Rochefort 10 (Marcel Dionne, Arnie Brown), 5:55 |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 17, 12:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marcel Dionne, DET [Hooking] 0:35 |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Tripping] 3:39 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 5:04 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:44 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:16 |
| 3: | Al Smith, DET [Slashing] 1:47 |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Tripping] 16:02 |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Sutherland | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11-11- 7-29
PIT: 10-11-10-31
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (W, 14-15-4)
PIT: Les Binkley (L, 6-13-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 8,105
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