NHL game summary 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
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