NHL game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-21-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-15-3) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Alex Delvecchio 9 (Mickey Redmond, Nick Libett), 3:14 - PP |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 19 (Ron Stackhouse), 6:30 | |
| 2: | DET, | Red Berenson 5 (Bill Collins, Larry Johnston), :28 |
| VAN, | Barry Wilkins 5 (Bobby Schmautz, Dale Tallon), 4:33 | |
| DET, | Len Fontaine 7 (Mickey Redmond, Alex Delvecchio), 14:00 | |
| 3: | DET, | Marcel Dionne 15 (Tim Ecclestone), 18:04 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Tallon, VAN [Hi-sticking major] 0:59 |
| Jim Hargreaves, VAN [Hi-sticking] 4:47 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:47 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:00 | |
| 2: | Henry Boucha, DET [Tripping, Misconduct] 0:46 |
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Hooking] 14:43 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Len Fontaine, DET [Tripping] 8:57 |
| Don Tannahill, VAN [Tripping] 16:49 | |
| John Wright, VAN [Interference] 17:07 | |
| Dale Tallon, VAN [Misconduct] 18:04 | |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Broken stick] 19:06 |
Penalty time: VAN: 23 minutes
DET: 22 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Bullock | 24 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6-11- 3-20
DET: 15-10-13-38
Goalies: VAN: Bruce Bullock (L, 1-4-2)
DET: Roy Edwards (W, 13-8-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,923
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