All NHL game summaries from December 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Rey Comeau 6 (Leon Rochefort, Jacques Richard), 4:57 - PP |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 7 (Ernie Hicke, Noel Price), 9:03 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Keith McCreary 8 (Billy MacMillan, Curt Bennett), 4:32 |
| 3: | VAN, | Don Tannahill 7 (Gregg Boddy, Gerry O'Flaherty), 5:00 |
| ATL, | Ernie Hicke 4 (Bob Leiter, Larry Romanchych), 12:32 | |
| ATL, | Bill Plager 1 (Billy MacMillan, Keith McCreary), 14:44 | |
| VAN, | Andre Boudrias 7 (Bobby Schmautz, Barry Wilkins), 18:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Tallon, VAN [Hooking] 4:10 | |
| Rey Comeau, ATL [Boarding] 5:46 | ||
| Bill Plager, ATL [Elbowing, Fighting] 5:51 | ||
| Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Game misconduct] 5:51 | ||
| Dave Balon, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:51 | ||
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Tripping] 7:00 | ||
| 2: | Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Slashing] 14:16 | |
| Rey Comeau, ATL [Hooking] 19:09 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 21 minutes
ATL: 13 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Dyck | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Norm Gratton | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 8-14-30
ATL: 9- 9- 8-26
Goalies: VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 3-8-0)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 9-7-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 11,018
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 9 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 12:04 |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 13, 17:01 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Gregg Sheppard, Bobby Orr), 19:48 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 16 (Mike Walton, Fred Stanfield), 11:06 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Walton 14 (Fred Stanfield), 3:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 1:29 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Elbowing] 6:48 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Slashing, Misconduct] 5:04 |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Cross checking] 10:51 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Charging, Roughing] 12:09 | |
| Bob McCord, STL [Game misconduct] 12:09 | |
| Bob Johnson, STL [Roughing] 12:09 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 14:57 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 14:57 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 19:21 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 6:28 |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Fighting] 6:28 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Charging] 7:14 | |
| Chris Evans, STL [Tripping] 11:21 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 15:22 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 15:22 |
Penalty time: STL: 35 minutes
BOS: 43 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8-11- 6-25
BOS: 10- 7- 5-22
Goalies: STL: Bob Johnson (L, 1-1-0)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 11-7-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,003
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 14 (Hugh Harris, Mike Robitaille), 1:01 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 16 (Rick Martin, Jim Lorentz), 19:42 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 17 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 3:42 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 6 (Don Luce), 15:09 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Hugh Harris 4 (Jim Lorentz, Gerry Meehan), 1:41 |
| DET, | Tim Ecclestone 7 (Alex Delvecchio, Nick Libett), 2:56 | |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 15 (Hugh Harris, Rick Martin), 4:56 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, BUF [Interference] 8:31 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Elbowing] 14:18 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Slashing] 17:53 | |
| 2: | Steve Atkinson, BUF [Fighting] 19:11 |
| Guy Charron, DET [Fighting] 19:11 | |
| 3: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 4:42 |
Penalty time: DET: 9 minutes
BUF: 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis DeJordy | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-11-15-38
BUF: 10-13- 9-32
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 9-7-2),
Denis DeJordy BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 3-3-3) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox Attendance: 15,668
Denis DeJordy BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 3-3-3) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox Attendance: 15,668
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dean Prentice 9 (Murray Oliver, Ted Harris), :36 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 14, 3:38 | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 13 (Bobby Clarke), 11:56 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 17 (Gary Dornhoefer, Brent Hughes), 10:34 - PP |
| 3: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 13 (Rick MacLeish, Barry Ashbee), :51 |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 9 (Barry Gibbs, Bill Goldsworthy), 7:04 | |
| PHI, | Tom Bladon 3 (Bobby Clarke, Simon Nolet), 12:51 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bill Flett 14 (Bob Kelly, Bobby Clarke), 15:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Cross checking] 6:26 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 11:44 | |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 11:44 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 17:50 | |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Roughing] 18:56 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Roughing] 18:56 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hooking] 6:57 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Slashing] 9:40 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 13:50 | |
| 3: | Bill Flett, PHI [Hooking] 1:13 |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 7:12 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 11:03 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
PHI: 15 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13- 9-10-32
PHI: 10-10-18-38
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-7-1)
PHI: Michel Belhumeur (W, 2-1-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 14,533
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