All NHL game summaries from December 6, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-11-3) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 California Golden Seals (4-15-6) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Gary Croteau 3 (Hilliard Graves), 8:09 |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 9 (Bryan Hextall, Jean Pronovost), 15:11 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Reggie Leach 6 (Stan Gilbertson, Marshall Johnston), :50 |
| CAL, | Hilliard Graves 5 (Rick Smith, Darryl Maggs), 3:37 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 10 (Bryan Hextall, Darryl Edestrand), 15:28 | |
| PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 13 (Syl Apps), 17:17 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 10 (Dave Burrows, Greg Polis), 15:54 |
| CAL, | Darryl Maggs 1 (Rick Smith, Craig Patrick), 19:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Laframboise, CAL [Slashing] 3:27 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Charging] 15:36 | ||
| Rick Smith, CAL [Slashing] 15:36 | ||
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 7:44 | |
| Rick Smith, CAL [Hooking] 9:37 | ||
| Reggie Leach, CAL [Hi-sticking] 19:02 | ||
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 19:02 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
CAL: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7-16- 8-31
CAL: 3-10- 7-20
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 4-6-1)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 2-11-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 2,062
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-12-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (15-9-2) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | CHI, | Bill White 7 (Cliff Koroll), 1:47 |
| CHI, | Chico Maki 7 (Lou Angotti), 12:57 - SH | |
| 2: | CHI, | Pit Martin 13 (Dennis Hull, Bill White), 4:04 - PP |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 15 (Pit Martin, Bill White), 10:09 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Dennis Hull 16 (Pit Martin, Dick Redmond), 5:03 - PP |
| CHI, | Doug Jarrett 1 (Stan Mikita, Pat Stapleton), 15:17 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Maloney, CHI [Fighting] 2:08 |
| Mike Corrigan, LA [Fighting] 2:08 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Tripping] 4:01 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Fighting] 11:40 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 11:40 | |
| 2: | Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking] 1:42 |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Interference] 2:39 | |
| Dick Redmond, CHI [Tripping] 12:33 | |
| Dan Maloney, CHI [Fighting, Game misconduct] 19:42 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Hi-sticking] 19:42 | |
| Terry Harper, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:42 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Player leaving bench, Game misconduct] 19:42 | |
| 3: | Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 4:50 |
| Gilles Marotte, LA [Holding] 10:15 | |
| Doug Volmar, LA [Hi-sticking] 13:23 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Player leaving bench] 19:42 |
Penalty time: LA : 25 minutes
CHI: 49 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Volmar | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 8-14-29
CHI: 11-10- 8-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 8-6-4)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 8-6-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Claude Bechard
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-9-3) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (16-4-7) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 17 (Serge Savard, Jacques Lemaire), 3:10 |
| 2: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 22 (Yvan Cournoyer), 6:02 |
| MIN, | Jude Drouin 10 (J.P. Parise), 10:27 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 7, 11:03 - SH | |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 8 (Jude Drouin), 15:12 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 18 (Chuck Lefley, Serge Savard), 18:23 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 23 (Yvan Cournoyer), 6:43 |
| MIN, | Barry Gibbs 4 (Dennis Hextall, Danny Grant), 16:45 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 6 (Pete Mahovlich, Bob Murdoch), 19:08 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Gibbs, MIN [Boarding] 4:02 |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Slashing] 4:02 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 5:54 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Elbowing] 18:17 | |
| 2: | Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Holding] 10:41 |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Tripping] 13:19 | |
| 3: | Chuck Lefley, MTL [Slashing] 7:41 |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 18:48 |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
MTL: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-13- 6-27
MTL: 6-15- 9-30
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 4-2-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 14-3-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,009
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (12-8-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (16-8-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 11 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ted Irvine), 8:05 |
| BUF, | Randy Wyrozub 2 (Craig Ramsay, Mike Robitaille), 8:23 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 12 (Rod Gilbert), 18:54 |
| 3: | BUF, | Hugh Harris 3 (Gerry Meehan), 8:23 |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 13 (Jim Lorentz), 17:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Holding] 16:06 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 19:10 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 2 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 5-13-28
NYR: 10-10-13-33
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 2-3-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 9-3-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 17,500
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