NHL game summary from December 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (9-18-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-16-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ernie Hicke 6 (Bob Leiter, Larry Romanchych), 2:35 |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 6 (Keith McCreary, Pat Quinn), 4:03 | |
| ATL, | Ernie Hicke 7 (Bob Leiter), 14:34 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Jim McKenny 5 (Errol Thompson), 5:10 |
| ATL, | Bob Leiter 16 (Ernie Hicke, Larry Romanchych), 19:57 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Norm Gratton 3 (Rey Comeau), 8:14 |
| TOR, | Rick Kehoe 15 (Darryl Sittler), 12:20 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 10 (Errol Thompson, Dave Keon), 19:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Brian Glennie, TOR [Tripping] 8:56 | |
| Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 19:01 | ||
| 3: | Ernie Hicke, ATL [Fighting] 6:02 | |
| Pierre Jarry, TOR [Fighting] 6:02 | ||
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Holding] 13:17 | ||
Penalty time: TOR: 9 minutes
ATL: 7 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Osburn | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 12-11-18-41
ATL: 12-10- 6-28
Goalies: TOR: Ron Low (L, 3-10-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 4-7-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 12,590
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