All NHL game summaries from December 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-11-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 New York Islanders (3-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | LA , | Vic Venasky 4 (Bill Lesuk, Don Kozak), 1:19 |
| LA , | Bob Berry 17 (Mike Corrigan, Gilles Marotte), 11:55 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 6 (Germain Gagnon, Lorne Henning), 14:08 | |
| 2: | LA , | Ralph Backstrom 14 (Butch Goring, Serge Bernier), 13:22 |
| 3: | LA , | Bob Berry 18 (Juha Widing, Butch Goring), 3:20 |
| LA , | Don Kozak 7 (Ralph Backstrom, Butch Goring), 6:15 - PP | |
| LA , | Don Kozak 8 (Vic Venasky, Bill Lesuk), 7:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Marotte, LA [Boarding] 6:49 |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Fighting] 12:35 | |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Fighting] 12:35 | |
| Harry Howell, LA [Interference] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Ken Murray, NYI [Interference] 2:13 |
| Germain Gagnon, NYI [Tripping] 5:58 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Slashing] 10:58 | |
| 3: | Craig Cameron, NYI [Holding] 4:57 |
| Bob Berry, LA [Fighting] 11:18 | |
| Craig Cameron, NYI [Fighting] 11:18 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Hi-sticking] 12:03 |
Penalty time: LA : 16 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Nicholson | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6-11- 9-26
NYI: 6- 3- 7-16
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 8-5-4)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-11-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 10,076
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-11-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-11-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 11 (Mike Murphy), 6:27 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Marcel Dionne 12 (Nick Libett), 16:15 |
| STL, | Mike Murphy 8 (Garry Unger), 17:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Roberto, STL [Hi-sticking] 6:40 | |
| Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Holding] 15:16 | ||
| Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Fighting] 17:30 | ||
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 17:30 | ||
| 2: | Bill Collins, DET [Hooking] 2:06 | |
| Bill Collins, DET [Delay of game] 18:41 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13- 8- 9-30
STL: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 9-6-2)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 7-6-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,939
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (9-13-4) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-16-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Dave Keon 13 (Garry Monahan), :56 |
| TOR, | Pierre Jarry 5 (Brian Glennie, George Ferguson), 7:39 | |
| TOR, | Garry Monahan 4 (Ron Ellis, Dave Keon), 12:23 | |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 15 (Dale Tallon), 18:38 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Pierre Jarry 6 (George Ferguson, Jim McKenny), 2:54 |
| VAN, | Don Tannahill 6 (Jocelyn Guevremont), 10:10 - SH | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 11 (Jim McKenny), 14:30 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Fighting] 11:24 |
| Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Fighting] 11:24 | |
| 2: | George Ferguson, TOR [Fighting] 3:16 |
| Barry Wilkins, VAN [Fighting] 3:16 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:02 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Cross checking] 8:53 | |
| Jim McKenny, TOR [Hooking] 10:41 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 12:16 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Roughing] 12:16 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Tripping] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Mike Pelyk, TOR [Tripping] 5:46 |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Fighting] 7:47 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Fighting] 7:47 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Fighting] 7:47 | |
| Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Fighting] 7:47 |
Penalty time: TOR: 28 minutes
VAN: 28 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Osburn | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Dyck | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9-10- 7-26
VAN: 4-14- 7-25
Goalies: TOR: Jacques Plante (W, 6-5-4)
VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 3-7-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,570
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