NHL game summary from October 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (5-3-0) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (3-5-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 3 (Dave Burrows), 12:30 - PP |
| PIT, | Duane Rupp 1 (Jean Pronovost, Rick Kessell), 19:04 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Syl Apps 4 (Al McDonough), 5:05 |
| 3: | PIT, | Ken Schinkel 6 (Ron Schock, Darryl Edestrand), 10:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Interference] 1:45 |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Hooking] 8:14 | |
| John Wright, VAN [Tripping] 10:39 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Tripping] 16:44 | |
| 2: | Duane Rupp, PIT [Hooking] 2:59 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing] 9:37 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Slashing] 18:06 | |
| Jim Hargreaves, VAN [Slashing] 18:06 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Hi-sticking] 19:30 | |
| 3: | Eddie Shack, PIT [Hi-sticking] 3:49 |
| Don Tannahill, VAN [Hooking] 7:37 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Hooking] 14:27 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Cross checking] 18:57 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Dyck | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 6-13-29
VAN: 5-13- 5-23
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 3-2-0)
VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 1-2-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,570
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