NHL game summary from January 1, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (11-18-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (10-21-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Jack Egers 11 (Barclay Plager), 1:40 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 9, 2:57 | |
| STL, | Barclay Plager 7 (Terry Crisp), 7:25 - SH | |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 8 (Bill Clement, Dick Sarrazin), 19:20 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Lew Morrison 3 (Michel Parizeau, Rick Foley), 7:02 |
| STL, | Jack Egers 12 (Frank St. Marseille, Barclay Plager), 13:02 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 21 (Jim Shires, Jack Egers), 4:07 - PP |
| PHI, | Rick Foley 5 (Bobby Clarke, Jim Johnson), 19:09 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Cross checking] 3:15 |
| Bill Plager, STL [Elbowing] 6:01 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Tripping] 9:28 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 11:53 | |
| Brian Lavender, STL [Charging] 14:20 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Slashing] 14:20 | |
| 2: | Gary Sabourin, STL [Hooking] 7:22 |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Cross checking] 9:59 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Tripping] 12:46 | |
| Dick Sarrazin, PHI [Hooking] 13:19 | |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Cross checking] 16:01 | |
| 3: | Joe Watson, PHI [Delay of game] 3:47 |
| Bill Plager, STL [Slashing] 11:07 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 18:23 |
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
STL: 21 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dick Sarrazin | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Shires | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-10-14-34
STL: 13- 7-15-35
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (T, 9-13-6)
STL: Jacques Caron (T, 1-0-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 18,307
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