NHL game summary from December 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-17-2) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (11-13-5) |
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
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