NHL game summary from October 11, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (0-1-1) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Syl Apps 1 (Jack Lynch, Ron Schock), 2:07 - PP |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 1 (Ron Schock, Jack Lynch), 7:20 | |
| PIT, | Al McDonough 2 (Bryan Hextall, Greg Polis), 14:17 | |
| 2: | STL, | Mike Murphy 1 (Bob Plager, Phil Roberto), 10:40 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 2 (Mike Murphy, Phil Roberto), 13:24 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Al McDonough 3 (Bryan Hextall, Greg Polis), 9:26 |
| PIT, | Al McDonough 4 (Bryan Hextall), 18:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Roberto, STL [Holding] 0:28 |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Elbowing] 3:51 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Holding] 5:01 | |
| Eddie Shack, PIT [Slashing] 8:25 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Elbowing] 11:23 | |
| Frank St. Marseille, STL [Slashing] 11:23 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Cross checking] 15:48 | |
| Jack Lynch, PIT [Tripping] 15:48 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Delay of game] 16:41 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Hooking] 18:01 | |
| 2: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Tripping] 3:38 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 6:28 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Closing hand on puck] 7:16 | |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Holding] 14:28 | |
| 3: | Jack Lynch, PIT [Tripping] 1:31 |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Hi-sticking] 3:47 | |
| Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Tripping] 12:57 |
Penalty time: PIT: 18 minutes
STL: 16 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Roger Lafreniere | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11- 9-16-36
STL: 9-19-13-41
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 2-0-0)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,853
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